During the past 8 to 10 years education at Sheldon Jackson College (SJC) has shifted to a theme of culture and careers. This paper describes current SJC programs, as well as some that are being considered. The Culture and Native Study Programs, funded in 1968, began with the teaching of the Tlingit Language. As a result, the First Tlingit Language…

This reader contains five traditional stories in St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and is intended for use in advanced levels of reading instruction. The book is part of a series of Siberian Yupik reading materials. (AM)

This reader contains three traditional stories in St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and is intended for use in advanced levels of reading instruction. The book is part of a series of Siberian Yupik reading materials. (AMH)

This reader contains two traditional stories in St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and is intended for use in advanced levels of reading instruction. The book is part of a series of Siberian Yupik reading materials. (CFM)

This reader contains five traditional stories in St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and is intended for use in advanced levels of reading instruction. The book is part of a series of Siberian Yupik reading materials. (CFM)

This reader contains eight stories in St. Lawrence Island Yupik about visits by St. Lawrence Island people to their relatives and friends in Siberia over a quarter of a century ago. The book, which is intended for use in advanced levels of reading instruction, is part of a series of Siberian Yupik reading materials. (AMH)

A traditional story in St. Lawrence Island Yupik is presented. The book is intended for use in advanced levels of reading instruction and is part of a series of Siberian Yupik reading materials. (AMH)

This elementary reader is one of a series produced by the Alaska Native Language Center. It contains eleven stories, written in six dialects of the Tanaina language, and is designed to be used either as reading exercises by native speakers of Tanaina who are learning to read and write their language, or as lessons in Tanaina language and culture…

This guide for children of personal names is a list of Gwich'in people who lived during the past one hundred years. This list was designed for those interested in how traditional native names were made up, and for those who may want to choose traditional Gwich'in names for their children. The introduction traces the development of Gwich'in name…

This collection of writings in and about the Kenai language is intended for students at the intermediate or advanced level. The volume is divided into five sections: (1) narratives about Dena'ina life; (2) traditional stories or "sukdu"; (3) prayers and songs; (4) literacy and grammar exercises; and (5) place names. The narratives,…