Resources

Revitalization Programs

Programs Concerned with É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language (ANL) Revitalization

(Note: This list is probably incomplete. You may add your program or correct your information by sending email to Lawrence Kaplan, É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Center É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ June 6, 2012

  1. I. Documentation
    1. É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Center/ UAF
      (publishes dictionaries, grammars, texts, scholarly articles on É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native languages)
    2. É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Archive/UAF
      (archives original materials and recordings, assists regional archiving)

    3. (dictionaries of Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and other language materials)

    4. (Records and archives oral tradition for Bering Strait region)

    5. (Alutiiq language materials and information)

    6. (EldersÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ Conference transcripts and recordings, Inupiaq oral tradition, video)
    7. Simon Paneak Memorial Museum, Anaktuvuk Pass
      (museum exhibits, publications, library for Nunamiut Iñupiat)

    8. (museum displays and publications)
    9. Individual authors and teams:
      (Central YupÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ik publications, museum exhibits and catalogs)
      Richard and Nora Dauenhauer -- Tlingit literature

    10. (exhibits, publications, videos for diverse ANLs)
    12. (widely varied content on ANLs)
  2. Materials for Language Learning and Teaching
    1. Rural School districts publish materials and on-line resources for local languages
    2. Many of the organizations under (I) above: É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Center, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Kodiak Alutiiq Museum, ANKN, etc.
  3. Language classes
    1. College level
      1. É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Program/UAF (currently offers Inupiaq, YupÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ik, Koyukon and GwichÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™in Athabascan, with B.A. degrees in Inupiaq and Yupik): ANLC classes offered
      2. Kuskokwim Campus/UAF (YupÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ik language classes and YupÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ik B.A. degree taught primarily in YupÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ik):
      3. Chukchi Campus/UAF (Malimiu Inupiaq)
      4. Northwest Campus/UAF (Seward Peninsula Inupiaq)
      5. (new Alutiiq Studies Program)
      6. UAA Main Campus, (YupÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ik, Tlingit)
    2. Schools É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ numerous schools offer ANLs as part of their curriculum, with everything from language immersion to short periods several times per week
    3. Special language programs
    4. Mentor-apprentice learning: Kodiak Alutiiq Museum, É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Program/UAF (learners paired with speakers)
  4. Language Committees and Commissions
    3. GwichÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™in language committee: HishinlaiÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ Kathy Sikorski, krsikorski@alaska.edu
    4. Tlingit Words Committee
  5. Resource Websites
    2. DenaÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ina Qenaga: (DenaÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ina Athabascan resources)
    3. É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Center
    4. É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Native Language Archive
    9. , Reflections on the Native Languages of É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ (blog)