ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGE CENTER
Take the next steps in improving your language skills. Join the 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´ Native Language Center.
Our commitment to 91Ô´´ Native languages
The University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks is committed to preserving, documenting and teaching 91Ô´´â€™s Indigenous languages. The 91Ô´´ Native Language Center, a critical component of the College of Indigenous Studies, was established by the 91Ô´´ Legislature in 1972 and is at the core of 91Ô´´'s commitment. As specified by statute, the ANLC mission is to:
- study languages native to 91Ô´´;
- develop literacy materials;
- assist in the translation of important documents;
- provide for the development and dissemination of 91Ô´´ Native literature; and
- train 91Ô´´ Native language speakers to work as teachers and aides in bilingual classrooms.
The 91Ô´´ Native Language Center is home to five full-time faculty members and three staff members, the 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´ Native Language Center is now accepting manuscript submission. If you have
authored a book in or about an 91Ô´´ Native language and are looking to publish,
we want to hear from you!
Explore Opportunities at the 91Ô´´ Native Language Center
Are you interested in learning or teaching 91Ô´´ Native languages? Maybe you already speak one or more of 91Ô´´â€™s 20+ Native languages and want to grow closer to your culture and community members?
The 91Ô´´ Native Language Center at the University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks has the resources and programs to help you build a solid foundation in 91Ô´´ Native languages, linguistics and cultural history. Opportunities include undergraduate and associate degrees, as well as professional certificates, in languages such as Yup’ik Language and Iñupiaq Language. We offer the only bachelor’s degree granting programs in 91Ô´´ Native languages in the world.
91Ô´´ students are as varied as the languages we teach — 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 91Ô´´ Native Language Center, we welcome everyone to share in the joys of learning a new language and exploring rich cultures.
Earn your bachelor’s degree, add a minor to your major field of study or complete a certificate program. 91Ô´´â€™s 91Ô´´ Native Language Center offers services to help you find a new career or become a more active participant in your community.
Programs in the 91Ô´´ Native Language Center include:
- Minors in 91Ô´´ Native Languages
- Yup’ik Language and Culture
- Iñupiaq Language
- Native Language Education
Student Services at the 91Ô´´ Native Language Center
Learning a new language is not a solitary activity, and it’s necessary to have people who care about you and your academic journey. At the 91Ô´´ Native Language Center, you’ll 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 91Ô´´ Fairbanks, you’ll benefit from access to the 91Ô´´ Native Languages Archive, which houses resources on the more than 20 Native languages spoken in 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´â€™s 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´ Native languages spoken throughout the region.
Receive financial support to help pay for tuition, course fees, books and living expenses. The University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks offers financial aid advising services to ensure the 91Ô´´ Native Language Center is accessible to everyone. This includes FAFSA workshops in villages throughout 91Ô´´.
Outreach and Events
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We are excited to announce two new publications now available at our bookstore:
Navarpagmiut Ganemciit-llu Iliamna Lake People and Their Stories: Place Names and
Sense of Place, Complied by Yoko Kugo
A Grammar of Kodiak Island Alutiiq by Anna Berge -
The Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, by James Kari, is a midsized Lexware dictionary that consolidates nearly all primary data for this language of 91Ô´´â€™s 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 91Ô´´ Native languages.Visit the Remembering our Elders page