Before Monday evening’s advanced Tlingít language class, Raven Svenson and her classmate discussed how to conjugate the verb “boil” in the context of cooking. The University of Alaska Southeast class ...

This article has been updated to correct the portion of the state represented by Rep. David Eastman. A bill by a Juneau legislator adding three Alaska Native languages to those officially recognized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The class assignment was to write a letter to anyone they wanted. In Lingít. Eechdaa Dave Ketah chose his late grandmother, the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker has declared an emergency for Alaska Native languages, aiming to promote and preserve all 20 recognized indigenous languages in the state. The order signed this ...

JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's governor signed a bill on Thursday to officially recognize the state's 20 indigenous languages in a symbolic move that gives a nod to tribal efforts to save Native ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Britt'Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska's far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq from ...

Two Alaska brothers are bringing Alaska Native languages further into the digital world. Reid and Grant Magdanz launched an iPhone app last week called Chert. It allows you to add a keyboard to your ...

March 22 (UPI) --Alaska's Native American languages are at the verge of going extinct by the end of the century and the state legislature has asked the governor to declare an emergency to save them.

Alaska Native languages are in a "linguistic emergency" and most are predicted to be extinct or dormant by the end of the 21st century unless action is taken to save them, according to a new report ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq ...

Gov. Bill Walker signed an administrative order Sunday in Juneau officially declaring a linguistic emergency for Alaska Native languages. The order recognizes the threat faced by Indigenous languages ...