Announcements

• Ahtna Place Names Lists, 2nd edition revised
  by James Kari, Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Ahtna is the Athabascan language of the Copper River drainage in Southcentral Alaska. First published 1983, a revised 2nd edition of Ahtna Place Names Lists is now available in a limited edition of 350 copies. With over 2200 place names in drainage-based sections within and beyond the 35,000 sq. mi. language area, Ahtna has the most comprehensive geographic name data set for any Alaska Native language. [download flyer]
  
  
  
• Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
  Now available. This Tanacross Learners' Dictionary contains about 2000 English headwords with nearly 4500 Tanacross words and example sentences, as well as numerous examples of verb paradigms. The dictionary also includes a brief introduction to Tanacross grammar, as well as a guide to the Tanacross writing system. To order see the Tanacross publications page.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• New Course: Language and Landscape
  GEOG 493/693: Language and Landscape will be offered Fall 2009 on the Fairbanks campus. The course offers a trans-disciplinary perspective on the complex inter-relationships between landscape and language, and it will draw on many examples from Alaska Native languages and the Alaskan landscape. Instructor: Gary Holton.
  
• Dene-Yeniseian pages updated
  For information about the Dene-Yeniseian languages visit the new Dene-Yeniseian page.
  
• Language Blog
  The Talking Alaska blog provides reflections on Alaska's Native languages.
  

About the map
The map image above symbolizes in a colorful way the rich diversity of Alaska's Native languages and cultures. This image was created from a scanned image of Michael Krauss' 1982 Native Peoples and Languages of Alaska Map, a full-color wall map which is available from ANLC [ordering information]. The image file is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Use of the image for non-commercial and educational purposes is permitted, provided you cite the original author Michael Krauss and the Alaska Native Language Center. However, the image may not be altered or reproduced commercially.

More information about the history of the map can be found here.