The Fight To Save The Dying Languages Of Alaska

Alaska's 20 native languages are in crisis, and millennial Alaskans are calling for their revival. But many languages aren't completely cataloged, and the parental generation can't, or won't, speak them. So Alaskans are racing to collect the elders' knowledge, and design a pedagogy that breaches the generational divide. Will they be able to stop their languages from dying out?

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