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With Stroke of a Pen, 20 Alaska Native Languages made Official State Languages

By admin | October 23, 2014 |

Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka, Nome’s Bernadette Yaayuk Alvanna-Stimpfle, and others look on as Gov. Sean Parnell signs the bill into law. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM.

Lawmakers spoke to the work behind the bill, but assembled speakers, teachers, and students of many Alaska Native languages spoke to the vitality of what the recognition means.

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With Stroke of a Pen, 20 Alaska Native Languages made Official State Languages