Talking Alaska

Back in April 2014 Alaska became the second state to grant official status to an Indigenous language. Actually, HB 216 granted official sta...

Looking for funding for your language program? The National Science Foundation has a dedicated funding stream for documentation of endangere...

I have been pleasantly surprised by the recent progress recognizing Alaska Native place names. There have been several significant name appr...

Over the past two days we have witnessed two landmark events taking place in Anchorage as part of the annual Geographic Names Conference of ...

Does speaking your Native language make you healthier? What if we rephrase that question and consider wellbeing more generally. Australian ...

( rev. 2015-04-21)   Earlier this winter I posted about the development of online communities for Alaska Native languages, especially Fa...

The Arctic Indigenous Languages Assessment Symposium was held in Ottawa, Ontario February 10-12. Sponsored by the Arctic Council , this ...