1972: Center for study, preservation of Native languages established

The Alaska state legislature establishes the Alaska Native Language Center to research and document the state’s 20 Native languages. Internationally known and recognized as the major center in the U.S. for the study of Yup’ik, Iñupiaq, Iñupiat, and Northern Athabaskan languages, the center houses an archival collection of more than 10,000 items, virtually all written in or about Alaska Native languages.

Like every language in the world, each of those 20 Native languages is of inestimable human value and is worthy of preservation, according to the mission statement of the Alaska Native Language Center.

Theme

Native Rights

Region

Arctic, Northwest Coast, Subarctic