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Project seeks to gather Alaska environmental knowledge embedded in Indigenous languages
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the language of the Gwich’in people of northeastern Alaska, the word for month known in English...
FEMA fires group for nonsensical Alaska Native translations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive damage to...
Native teens are facing a mental health crisis—here's what's behind the numbers
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoIlike // Shutterstock Between the historical trauma of the genocide and mass relocations experienced...
Quaker Groups Pays Alaska Native Village $93,000 in Reparations for Its Part in Forced Assimilation
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA religious group responsible for the forced assimilation of Native youth in Alaska has paid $93,000...
A healing culture: Alaska Natives use tradition to battle influx of drugs, addiction
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJUNEAU, Alaska — In the sanctity of a tribal sweat lodge, master wood carver Wayne Price felt his...
Alaska lawmakers support push to investigate, document forced assimilation in boarding schools
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAlaska lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to support a federal proposal that would investigate and...
Native American-Led Projects Get $4.5 Million from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMore than 20 Native American-led humanities projects are among the latest awardees of the National...
Legacy of Native American boarding schools comes into view through a new interactive map
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe list of boarding schools in the United States that once sought to "civilize" Native Americans,...
US Department of Education Announces $11 Million for Native American Programs
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe U.S. Department of Education (Department) on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, announced new awards...
Alaska Native linguists create a digital Inupiaq dictionary, combining technology, accessibility and...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 22—Edna Ahgeak MacLean, linguist, Inupiaq language app UTQIAĠVIK — Edna Ahgeak Paniattaaq MacLean smiled when her granddaughter Sirroun carried a thick tome with two hands and put it carefully ...