ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGE CENTER


Take the next steps in improving your language skills. Join the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center.

We Are Accepting Manuscript Submissions!

The ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center is now accepting manuscript submission. If you have authored a book in or about an ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native language and are looking to publish, we want to hear from you!

Check out our Submission Guidelines!

Explore Opportunities at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center

Are you interested in learning or teaching ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native languages? Maybe you already speak one or more of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ’s 20+ Native languages and want to grow closer to your culture and community members?

The ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ has the resources and programs to help you build a solid foundation in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native languages in the world.

UAF 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center, we welcome everyone to share in the joys of learning a new language and exploring rich cultures.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center Degrees and Programs

Earn your bachelor’s degree, add a minor to your major field of study or complete a certificate program. UAF’s ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center offers services to help you find a new career or become a more active participant in your community.

Programs in the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center include:

  • Minors in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Languages
  • Yup’ik Language and Culture
  • Iñupiaq Language
  • Native Language Education
Programs and Courses

 

Student Services at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, you’ll benefit from access to the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Languages Archive, which houses resources on the more than 20 Native languages spoken in ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ dating back to the 1940s.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center Courses

Learn more about a Native language while gaining a deeper understanding of culture and history that you can share with others. At UAF’s ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center, you can take courses in person for a campus experience or remotely to fit your work and life schedules.

Explore courses from the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center
ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center Resources

Learn more about the many ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native languages spoken throughout the region.

View ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center Resources
Financial Aid Opportunities at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ

Receive financial support to help pay for tuition, course fees, books and living expenses. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ offers financial aid advising services to ensure the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Language Center is accessible to everyone. This includes FAFSA workshops in villages throughout ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ.

Learn more about financial aid resources

 

Outreach and Events

Announcements

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    We are excited to announce two new publications now available at our bookstore:

    Yoko KugoNavarpagmiut Ganemciit-llu Iliamna Lake People and Their Stories: Place Names and Sense of Place, Complied by Yoko Kugo

     

    Anna BergeA Grammar of Kodiak Island Alutiiq by Anna Berge

     

  • Two ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ native people sitting

     

    The Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, by James Kari, is a midsized Lexware dictionary that consolidates nearly all  primary data for this language of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ’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.

  • Honoring our Elders

     
    ANLC honors the Elders and knowledge bearers who helped promote ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native languages. 
    Visit the Remembering our Elders page