Mary Schaeffer has spent a lot of her 75 years trying to preserve the Iñupiaq language. And, even though strides have been made over the most recent decades, there's still much work to be done in the ...

An Iñupiaq language survey is currently underway across the state. Organizers hope the survey helps build a comprehensive ten-year language plan to help grow and sustain the language. 20 Inupiaq ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Britt'Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska's far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq from ...

Two students participate in the ‘"Conversational Iñupiaq" class at Nome’s Northwest Campus. (Ava White/KNOM) Alaska is home to more than 20 Alaska Native languages, passed down and preserved for ...

After more than 20 years, an Iñupiaq immersion program has returned to Utqiaġvik to serve its youngest students. Soon, other youths across the North Slope might get a chance to work on their fluency ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. A new Inupiaq language option recently went live ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq from ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska, Britt'Nee Brower shows an Inupiat coloring book she published and ...