JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute has released the first children’s book in the Haida language Xaad Kíl through its Baby Raven Reads program. “Nang Jáadaa Sgáana ‘Láanaa aa Isdáayaan,” or “The ...

Sealaska Heritage Institute has released the first children’s book in the Haida language Xaad Kíl through its Baby Raven Reads program. “Nang Jáadaa Sgáana ‘Láanaa aa Isdáayaan,” or “The Woman ...

This year marks the 15th International Haida Language Gathering in Southeast Alaska, and the first to be held in Juneau. This event is open to anyone interested in revitalizing the Haida Language.

In Alaska, the number of fluent Haida speakers has dwindled down into the single digits. It’s been called an endangered language. But in Juneau, one group is trying to change that. Haida Language ...

Nine Haida elders have been given honorary doctorate degrees by Vancouver Island University for their work preserving and teaching the Haida language. In 1998, the elders created the Skidegate Haida ...

A Haida mother and daughter are sharing stories about the children in their family in a new bilingual children's book. Lynn Hughan and Carsen Gray said that they had always wanted to write a book ...

Retake follows the journey of co-directors Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida) and Helen Haig-Brown (Tsilhqot'in) as they work to produce The Edge of the Knife, a feature-length film told entirely in the ...

HIELLEN, British Columbia — Speaking Haida for the first time in more than 60 years looked painful. Sphenia Jones' cheeks glistened with sweat, and her eyes clenched shut. She tried again to produce ...

Celebrate language diversity at the Smithsonian’s Mother Tongue Film Festival. Anna Torres Every year, the Smithsonian hosts a film festival that celebrates linguistic diversity as part of its ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sealaska Heritage Institute has released the first children’s book in the Haida language Xaad Kíl through its Baby Raven Reads program. “Nang Jáadaa Sgáana ’Láanaa aa Isdáayaan,” ...

In Alaska, the number of fluent Haida speakers has dwindled down into the single digits. It’s been called an endangered language. But in Juneau, one group is trying to change that. Haida Language ...