Yugtun

Dena'ina and Yup'ik online language classes run through early February. Alutiiq classes ended earlier this month. The classes are 30 minutes, once a week and are open to anyone. People can also take song and dance classes.

One year ago, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued a declaration to remove a slur against Indigenous women from nearly 650 place names on federal lands. New names were finalized this fall — including one for a Dillingham creek that bore the slur. Three elementary students in Dillingham had been pushing to change the creek’s name long before the federal government started its process.

Many Alaskans are feeling stressed and anxious during the coronavirus pandemic. But a virtual series of yuraq and Yugtun sessions from a teacher who grew…

People learning Yup’ik now have another way to practice. A new Yup’ik language app aims to help them develop their skills outside the classroom. The goal…