Alaska Native Language Archive: Alutiiq

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Alutiiq Dictionary updates

Updates to the Alutiiq Dictionary have been posted at item SU972L2011. The updates are in a tagged lexical file format, consisting of three text files for main entries, postbases, and enclitcs. These are raw files which can be used to feed into lexical database software such as Toolbox, Fieldworks, or TshwaneLex. The files will eventually feed into production of a printed Alutiq dictionary as part of the IPY Documenting Alaskan and Neighboring Languages project.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Ida Hildebrand visits archive

Ida Hildebrand of Chugach Regional Resources Commission visited the archive Sept 7-9 to look for material documenting traditional resource use in the Prince William Sound region. Ida worked with archive assistant Wendy Camber to sort through numerous boxes of materials from the collection of Irene Reed. Irene Reed worked on Chugach Alutiiq in the early 1960's and many of the materials she collected have yet to be inventoried or cataloged. This week ANLA will work on cataloging and scanning these materials so that they will be available for download.

Michael Krauss discusses Irene Reed's work with Ida Hildebrand

About ANLA

The Alaska Native Language Archive houses documentation of the various Native languages of Alaska and helps to preserve and cultivate this unique heritage for future generations. As the premier repository worldwide for information relating to the Native languages of Alaska, the Archive serves researchers, teachers and students, as well as members of the broader community. The collection includes both published and unpublished materials in or on all of the Alaska Native languages and related languages. The collection has enduring cultural, historic, and intellectual value, particularly for Alaska Native language speakers and their descendants.