Alaska Native Arts & Culture

This week’s word is yaana.eit, which means wild celery

Throughout the three-day event, athletes from 30 different teams competed in a dozen different games rooted in Indigenous hunting and survival skills.

This week’s word is shéiyi, which means spruce.

There will be at least eight people working at the glacier this summer as cultural ambassadors. They’re employed by the local tribe and teach visitors about Lingít history, culture and connections to the land.

At an oversight hearing, Sen. Murkowski highlighted programs that fund tutoring, language initiatives and post-secondary education opportunities for Native students.

This week’s word is g̱áax’w, which means herring eggs.