Two students participate in the ‘"Conversational Iñupiaq" class at Nome’s Northwest Campus. (Ava White/KNOM) Alaska is home to more than 20 Alaska Native languages, passed down and preserved for ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...