UAA leads discussion and execution in preserving ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native languages
by Ted Kincaid |

Last month, the UAA ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Studies Department hosted a panel discussion surrounding SB 130 that recently established The ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council in the Office of the Governor. The purpose of the community forum was to consider the intersection of state university and community efforts to preserve ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native languages, to build on the momentum of SB 130 and place particular emphasis on UAA's role in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native languages preservation.
Listen to a podcast of the event:
coverage that tackles the question "What benefit can society at large receive from expending energy and resources on preserving endangered languages?" and tries to get to the bottom of the official number of different words for "snow" in both Inupiaq and snowboarder.