Starting an immersion program in an Alaska Native language comes with challenges: An educator often needs to create the curriculum and teaching materials themselves, and they sometimes need to work on ...

Jamie Sikkattuaq Harcharek has never taken an acting class or appeared in a play. This month, the Iñupiaq teacher from Utqiaġvik made her screen debut in the Emmy-winning Netflix show “Sweet Tooth.” ...

Feb. 16—Wordle conquered the English-speaking internet in January. Now, a version of the word puzzle has launched in Iñupiaq, which some Alaskans hope will boost language revitalization efforts in a ...

Two Alaska moms create a Yup'ik alphabet coloring book, with an Iñupiaq one next in line. In Alaska, a new Yup'ik coloring book aims to strengthen culture for the next generation Yup'ik is the most ...

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 ...

Yup'ik is the most commonly spoken Native language in Alaska, but Nikki Corbett couldn't find any Yup'ik books to teach her kids the language. She wanted to fix that. Corbett grew up in the majority ...