Tag: Native languages

Native language bill has personal meaning for Sitka family

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Oct 24, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

Twenty Native languages, including Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian, became official state languages on Thursday, Oct. 23. For Sitka resident Heather Powell, the signing marked a personal victory for a member of her family. Read More

JKT: “I’m all of 25, but I’ve never seen anything like it”

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Apr 21, 2014 | Local News

When the Alaska Senate passed House Bill 216 just after 3 a.m. Monday, nobody was more thrilled than its primary sponsor: Sitka Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Kreiss-Tomkins introduced the bill, which makes 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages. On Easter Sunday, supporters staged a 15-hour sit-in at the Capitol to demand it get a vote. Read More