The course will be one of several Alaska Native language courses offered at the university through its Alaska Native Studies program.
"Alaska Native Studies"
More funding, less turnover: Educators discuss ways to improve schools for Alaska Native students
The discovery of hundreds of graves of children buried on the sites of former residential schools in Canada have brought up painful memories for many Alaskans impacted by similar forced assimilation policies.
Elders, linguists teach Dena’ina language through original Native children’s stories
Dena’ina is a highly endangered language. For years, linguists and local Alaska Native people have been working on language and culture revitalization projects at Kenai Peninsula College and through the Kenaitze Tribe.