Alaska Native Educational Program
Cultural Linguistics Grant: Making Our Own Masters
The purpose the program is to provide leadership, role models, develop local linguistic skills, and produce the first certified teacher among the Upper Ahtna.
The creation of the Ahtna Grammar Lesson Book is the first of its kind in the Ahtna language. It has been our goal to create a grammar lesson book that will be efficient and effective in assisting with the learning and education of the Ahtna language.
We continue to work with Yukon Native Language Center to attain a greater understanding of the Upper Ahtna Language in a syntax and grammatical sense.
- Between 60 and 70 sentences have been developed for Ahtna Grammar Lessons, and we have met and exceeded our targeted number of nouns (100) and verbs (20).
- We have reviewed and studied other grammar curriculums of Alaska Native languages and created examples for the Ahtna alphabet that will be displayed in lesson books.
- Recordings are completed with nouns at Whitehorse, Yukon Native Language Center, and we are working on how the Ahtna sound system will be presented.
- One of the Language Teachers has completed 3 months of electronic lesson plans.
Our two language instructors are both doing a great job and are committed to the program’s success. Their participation and longevity will contribute to the completion of this project and the sustainability of our language program.
Related Links:
YNLC -- Other Languages -- Ahtna
Alaska Native Languages --Ahtna
Language Projects (MSTC site)
