But the members of the Haida Language Learners group learned it anyway after their instructor broke off briefly during a recent lesson to stop her infant niece from using a dry erase marker as ...
In Alaska, the number of fluent Haida speakers has dwindled down into the single digits. It’s been called an endangered language. But in Juneau, one group is trying to change that. Haida Language ...
In Alaska, the number of fluent Haida speakers has dwindled down into the single digits. It's been called an endangered language. But in Juneau, one group is trying to change that. Haida Language ...
If language and health are linked, then the ten Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian language apprentices recently gathered for a talk on the subject were embarking on a journey not just to reclaim a vital ...
HIELLEN, British Columbia — Speaking Haida for the first time in more than 60 years looked painful. Sphenia Jones' cheeks glistened with sweat, and her eyes clenched shut. She tried again to produce ...