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Alaska Native Language Center 50th Anniversary Celebration

The Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC) celebrated our 50th anniversary with an event featuring speakers, panels, and workshops on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Thank you to all who joined us for the day of celebration and to those who made the past 50 years of ANLC possible. We look forward to celebrating for the next 50 years to come. 

Recordings of the event are available for educational viewing. If you have questions about the event our recordings, please email us at uaf-anlc@alaska.edu.

Dr. Edna MacLean delivered the keynote address at the ANLC 50th anniversary celebration. 

Sen. Scott Kawasaki presents a legislative citation celebrating 50 years of the Alaska Native Language Center.

Walter Featherly and Andrew Guy of Calista Corporation present the film "Education in Eskimo" to the Alaska Native Language Archives. 

ANLC honored the contributions of Elder Lillian Garnett to the Alaska Native Language Center. Her family joined for this posthumous honoring. 

51�������� Northwest Campus Director Dr. Barb QasuGlana Amarok moderated a panel on Alaska Native Language Revitalization featuring Josie Tatauq Bourdon, Casey Cakataar Jack and Haliehana Alaĝum Ayagaa Stepetin.

The Iñu-Yupiaq student dance group performed as part of the ANLC 50th anniversary celebration.

Vice Chancellor of Rural, Community and Native Education Dr. Charlene Stern celebrates 50 years of language revitalization at ANLC. 

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The Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration featuring speakers, panels, and workshops on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

Dr. Edna MacLean gave the keynote presentation at the Alaska Native Language Center's 50th Anniversary celebration.

ANLC director Dr. Walkie Charles moderates a panel featuring Dr. Edna MacLean, Dr. Phyllis Morrow and Dr. Chase Hensel on the history of the Alaska Native Language Center.

51�������� Northwest Campus Director Dr. Barb QasuGlana Amarok moderates a panel on Alaska Native Language Revitalization featuring Josie Tatauq Bourdon, Casey Cakataar Jack and Haliehana Alaĝum Ayagaa Stepetin at the Alaska Native Language Center 50th Anniversary celebration.

51�������� faculty Sam Alexander, Sally Samson and Jason Harris demonstrate multi-generational language learning in a 30-minute workshop at the 51�������� Alaska Native Language Center 50th Anniversary celebration.

Collections Manager John DiCandelero gave a presentation on how to use the Alaska Native Language Archives at the Alaska Native Language Center 50th Anniversary celebration.

Alaska Native Language Center faculty Dr. Hishinlai' Peter presented her work on an annotated Gwich'in story at the ANLC 50th Anniversary celebration.

The 51�������� Alaska Native Language Center premiered a new film, Awake, on Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022 followed by a short discussion with the filmmakers from Channel Films.