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Can A Podcast Save A Near-Extinct Native Alaskan Language?

WORDS Posted: June 9, 2017 10:31 am

“Recently, advocates who have been establishing means of revitalizing Alaska Native languages have created new opportunities for the preservation of Tlingit. Perhaps the most creative effort has been that of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, a non-profit based in Juneau that promotes understanding of Southeastern Alaska Native cultures. In late 2016, it produced two phone applications and a podcast that aim to teach users the Tlingit language.”

WORDS Published: 06.08.17

Read the story in Pacific Standard Published: 06.08.17

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