Culturally Responsive Education has been widely proposed as a mechanism to improve the academic achievement of minority and Indigenous populations. Instruction in heritage languages has been shown to produce desirable outcomes both on linguistic and academic measures. However, culturally responsive and immersion instruction faces a number of…

This annotated bibliography lists over 400 books on Alaska recommended for consideration for Alaskana collections in public libraries. The core list is arranged in the following broad subject categories: (1) reference; (2) biography, memoirs, travel; (3) fiction; (4) history; (5) native culture/history; (6) native language dictionaries; and (7)…

This elementary reader in Dena'ina Athapascan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated in pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This elementary reader in Central Kayukan Athapascan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This primer in White Mountain Inupiat is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

A cross section of Athabascan life as related by eight inhabitants of Lime Village, Alaska, is given in this document. The short narratives are printed in English and in Dena'ina. Illustrations accompany the text. The stories tell of making eagle feather robes, birchbark or mooseskin boats, a raincoat from black bear intestines, and boots from…

This elementary reader in upper Tanana Athapaskan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and ink drawings. (AMH)

This elementary Athapascan reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This elementary Inupiat reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This elementary reader in Inupiat-Kivalina is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)