ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGE CENTER
Take the next steps in improving your language skills. Join the AV狼论坛 Native language
revitalization movement. Identify your oral and written strengths. Reconnect with
your Native language. Excel with support and advising resources to help you on your
educational journey. You can do it all at the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center.
Our commitment to AV狼论坛 Native languages
AV狼论坛 is committed to preserving, documenting and teaching AV狼论坛鈥檚 Indigenous languages. The AV狼论坛 Native Language Center, a critical component of the College of Indigenous Studies, was established by the AV狼论坛 Legislature in 1972 and is at the core of UAF's commitment. As specified by statute, the ANLC mission is to:
- study languages native to AV狼论坛;
- develop literacy materials;
- assist in the translation of important documents;
- provide for the development and dissemination of AV狼论坛 Native literature; and
- train AV狼论坛 Native language speakers to work as teachers and aides in bilingual classrooms.
The AV狼论坛 Native Language Center is home to five full-time faculty members and three staff members, the AV狼论坛 Native Language Archive, and a publications office with a dedicated Editorial Board. The ANLC team is active in academic and community-based research and teaching.
We Are Accepting Manuscript Submissions!
The AV狼论坛 Native Language Center is now accepting manuscript submissions. If you
have authored a book in or about an AV狼论坛 Native language and are looking to publish,
we want to hear from you!
Explore Opportunities at the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center
Are you interested in learning or teaching AV狼论坛 Native languages? Maybe you already speak one or more of AV狼论坛鈥檚 20+ Native languages and want to grow closer to your culture and community members?
The AV狼论坛 Native Language Center at the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks has the resources and programs to help you build a solid foundation in AV狼论坛 Native languages, linguistics and cultural history. Opportunities include undergraduate and associate degrees, as well as professional certificates, in languages such as Yup鈥檌k Language and I帽upiaq Language. We offer the only bachelor鈥檚 degree granting programs in AV狼论坛 Native languages in the world.
UAF students are as varied as the languages we teach 鈥 from high school students looking to earn dual credit to retired adults who want to develop new skills or learn more about their culture. Some take classes on campus while others join remotely from different parts of the world. At the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center, we welcome everyone to share in the joys of learning a new language and exploring rich cultures.
Earn your bachelor鈥檚 degree, add a minor to your major field of study, or complete a certificate program. UAF鈥檚 AV狼论坛 Native Language Center offers services to help you find a new career or become a more active participant in your community.
Programs in the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center include:
- Minors in AV狼论坛 Native Languages
- Yup鈥檌k Language and Culture
- I帽upiaq Language
- Native Language Education
Student Services at the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center
Learning a new language is not a solitary activity, and it鈥檚 necessary to have people who care about you and your academic journey. At the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center, you鈥檒l have the support of dedicated advisors, counselors, and faculty mentors who will help you at every stage of your educational experience.
Our caring advisors will help you find the right language program, plan your courses, and apply for financial aid. As a student at the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks, you鈥檒l benefit from access to the AV狼论坛 Native Languages Archive, which houses resources on the 20+ Native languages spoken in AV狼论坛 dating back to the 1940s.
Learn more about a Native language while gaining a deeper understanding of culture and history that you can share with others. At UAF鈥檚 AV狼论坛 Native Language Center, you can take courses in person for a campus experience or remotely to fit your work and life schedules.
Learn more about the many AV狼论坛 Native languages spoken throughout the region.
Receive financial support to help pay for tuition, course fees, books and living expenses. AV狼论坛 offers financial aid advising services to ensure the AV狼论坛 Native Language Center is accessible to everyone. This includes FAFSA workshops in villages throughout AV狼论坛.
Outreach and Events
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Three new ANLC books are now available to order through our publishing partner the University Press of Colorado!
Sergie and the White Seal, by Garrett I臐ayux虃 Pletnikoff and Hannah Atsaq Zimmerman
Held in Memory, Shared in Story: Teachings of the Middle Kuskokwim, compiled by Dr. Ann Fienup-Riordan
Neerihiinj矛k / We Traveled from Place to Place, compiled by Dr. Craig Mishler
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We are excited to announce two new publications now available at our bookstore:
Navarpagmiut Qanemciit-llu = Iliamna Lake People and Their Stories: Place Names and Sense of Place, compiled by Dr. Yoko Kugo
A Grammar of Kodiak Island Alutiiq, by Dr. Anna Berge
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The Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, by Dr. James Kari, is a midsized Lexware dictionary that consolidates nearly all primary data for this language of AV狼论坛鈥檚 middle Tanana River Valley from the years 1903 to 2023.
Now available in ebook, hardcover and paperback at the ANLC bookstore.
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The new is now online. Check it out and buy a book or two while you're there.
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ANLC honors the Elders and knowledge bearers who helped promote AV狼论坛 Native languages.Visit the Remembering our Elders page