Nikki Corbett and her collaborator Katie O'Connor designed a coloring book for teaching the Yup'ik alphabet to young language learners. (Photo provided by Nikki Corbett) Nikki Corbett had a ...

Educators in Kwigillingok are preparing their students for bright educational futures – in both English and Yupik. They’re part of a nationwide expansion of dual language programs, where kids ...

As a child, Alice Fitka was punished for speaking her Yup'ik language in school. Since then, she's spent decades teaching it in the Western Alaska village of Tuntutuliak.

Educators in Kwigillingok are preparing their students for bright educational futures - in both English and Yupik. They’re part of a nationwide expansion of dual language programs, where kids ...

Yup’ik is the most commonly spoken Native language in Alaska, but Nikki Corbett couldn’t find any Yup’ik books to teach her kids the language. She wanted to fix that. Corbett grew up in the ...

Siberian Yupik, an “international” language common to one people native to two continents, is among 12 languages receiving support this year from the Endangered Language Fund (ELF) of Yale University.

Former All Things Considered commentator John Active has died at 69. He was a Yup'ik language storyteller in Bethel, Alaska. His efforts helped keep the indigenous language alive.

Former All Things Considered commentator John Active has died at 69. He was a Yup'ik language storyteller in Bethel, Alaska. His efforts helped keep the indigenous language alive.

Alaska Commercial Company stores are using labels written in Yupik in conjunction with a smartphone app that reads the label aloud, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday.