This is an illustrated elementary alphabet workbook written in Gwich'in, an Athapascan language. For each letter, one or two words and drawings are given as illustration. The book is part of a series of instructional materials produced by the Alaska Native Language Center. (CLK)

This volume is an introduction to the St. Lawrence Island Yupik alphabet. Each letter of the alphabet is shown as a capital and as a small letter. Illustrations are given for each letter. (CFM)

This elementary reader is designed for use in a bilingual Inupiat-English program in Buckland and Deering, Alaska. It is the story of a small boy named Paul and his family. The Inupiat text and its English equivalent are never in opposition. The Inupiat text is presented on a picture page, with the English on the back. The illustrations, by J.…

Eskimo youth in Bristol Bay, Alaska, caught between the clash of native and white cultures, have difficulty identifying with either culture. The curriculum in Indian schools in the area, geared primarily to white middle-class standards, is not relevant to the students, Textbooks and standardized tests, based on experiences common to a white…

This is a grammatical sketch of Siberian Yupik Eskimo as spoken on St. Lawrence Island. The text is in English and is intended to be used by linguists and native speakers who wish to learn the grammatical structure of the language. It should not be used by non-speakers wishing to learn to speak the language. The book covers morphology, nominals,…

Semi-dormant volcanoes, bombing by the Japanese, fierce storms, isolation, high fuel costs, and bureaucratic harassment are some of the conditions peoples of the Aleutian village of Atka, Alaska, have had to contend with in years past. In this illustrated booklet, printed in both Western Aleut and English, Lydia and Moses Dirks, lifetime residents…

Villagers on the Aleutian island of Akutan must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow. Winters are particularly hard on the island. Strong winds blow and as ice clogs the creek the town's electric supply is cut off in February and March. Akutan is a…

Printed in both Inupiat and English, this 32 page booklet recounts stories of native life in Buckland, Alaska. It is printed in large type and simply written; illustrations accompany each short narrative. Several stories are told by Evans Thomas who remembers his boyhood days as he fired a shotgun for the first time, shot his first seal, broke a…

Intended for use in a bilingual education program, this document is printed in both Inupiat and English. It is a collection of 32 very short tales about life in Deering, Alaska, and was developed and prepared by Marie Karmun, an Inupiat language teacher. It is printed in large type, written in simple words, and illustrated. Most of the stories are…

This primary level reader is part of a series of materials developed for beginning reading instruction in Barrow Inupiaq. Each page consists of a drawing and brief text. It is a revision of an earlier version of the same title. (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…

Yup'ik Eskimo children from the fifth and sixth grades of St. Mary's Public School, St. Mary's, Alaska, wrote this collection of 28 short stories. The 55 page book is printed in both Yup'ik and English. It features large type and illustrations drawn by the children and is intended for use in a bilingual education program. Some of the stories deal…

This is a brief, illustrated story in Kobuk Inupiaq, intended for reading instruction on the intermediate level. It is part of a series designed for reading instruction in Kobuk Inupiaq. (AM)

This illustrated reader in Kobuk Inupiaq is designed for use within a bilingual education setting, and is directed toward students having an intermediate level of language proficiency. It consists of four short animal stories which are followed by questions. (AM)

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)