ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGE CENTER


Take the next steps in improving your language skills. Join the Alaska Native language revitalization movement. Identify your oral and written strengths. Reconnect with your Native language. Excel with support and advising resources to help you on your educational journey. You can do it all at the Alaska Native Language Center.

We Are Accepting Manuscript Submissions!

The Alaska Native Language Center is now accepting manuscript submission. If you have authored a book in or about an Alaska Native language and are looking to publish, we want to hear from you!

Check out our Submission Guidelines!

Explore Opportunities at the Alaska Native Language Center

Are you interested in learning or teaching Alaska Native languages? Maybe you already speak one or more of Alaska’s 20+ Native languages and want to grow closer to your culture and community members?

The Alaska Native Language Center at the 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has the resources and programs to help you build a solid foundation in Alaska Native languages, linguistics and cultural history. Opportunities include undergraduate and associate degrees, as well as professional certificates, in languages such as Yup’ik Language and Iñupiaq Language. We offer the only bachelor’s degree granting programs in Alaska Native languages in the world.

51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students are as varied as the languages we teach — from high school students looking to earn dual credit to retired adults who want to develop new skills or learn more about their culture. Some take classes on campus while others join remotely from different parts of the world. At the Alaska Native Language Center, we welcome everyone to share in the joys of learning a new language and exploring rich cultures.

Alaska Native Language Center Degrees and Programs

Earn your bachelor’s degree, add a minor to your major field of study or complete a certificate program. 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Alaska Native Language Center offers services to help you find a new career or become a more active participant in your community.

Programs in the Alaska Native Language Center include:

  • Minors in Alaska Native Languages
  • Yup’ik Language and Culture
  • Iñupiaq Language
  • Native Language Education