Though most students cringe at the thought of a test or quiz, young Tlingit learners actually have been asking for more quizzing. Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is adding to its “Learning Tlingit” ...

The Tlingit language includes 50 letters, including some sounds that are not found in other languages. A new online tool, plus a note-card-and-audio system, is aimed at helping children learn the ...

Big changes are on the horizon for a once small optional Tlingit language and culture program offered by the Juneau School District and Sealaska Heritage Institute. Each year for more than 20 years, ...

A group of people in Juneau spend an hour every Monday practicing Tlingit. They bring dictionaries and flashcards, look at handouts and do language exercises. But this isn’t a class. An informal group ...

The Republic reports that a new collaborative effort between Tlingit speakers, storytellers and an artist has resulted in a Children's book written entirely in the Tlingit language, with the goal of ...

JUNEAU — The Tlingit language is still changing, as new words are coined for the modern, technological age. The Capital City Weekly reports that newly coined words need to be spread and catch on to be ...

JUNEAU, Alaska - A basketball camp in Juneau is about more than the sport itself. It's about revitalizing the Tlingit language. The Sealaska Heritage Institute sponsors the summer camps each year to ...

A fish doesn’t jump in Tlingit, the native language of indigenous people of Southeast Alaska. It performs a feat no word in English can adequately express. The verb in Tlingit captures the instant ...

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Tlingit language is still changing, as new words are coined for the modern, technological age. The Capital City Weekly reports that newly coined words need to be spread and ...