Animal Names is a dice game and a way to learn a few nouns in Benhti Kenaga, Gwich’in and Denaakk’e, just three of the eleven Athabascan languages among twenty Alaska Native languages. The game is a way to add some fun to language learning. If you do not have a set of the dice yet, you can download, print, and fold your own.

Animal Game Video Tutorial

A series of online discussions featuring Alaska Native language speakers from across the Interior sharing experiences with their traditional languages, what inspired them to learn, and what they would like to see for the future of the languages. Allan Hayton, the Doyon Foundation Language Revitalization Program Director, moderates the series and joins in discussing the significance of one’s connection to their Native language.

Made possible with a language revitalization grant from Doyon, Limited.

Special thanks to Irene Roberts, Gwich’in and Marie Yaska, Koyukon-Athabascan

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