Igiugig Village

The Igiugig Village seeks to preserve the highly endangered Yup'ik and Dena'ina languages by documenting cultural knowledge and providing access to language learning materials. This project will archive 40 elder recording sessions in Yup'ik and Dena'ina languages, create 20 dual-language learning modules based on the subsistence cultural calendar, and increase public access to the Alaska Native language resources across the Lake and Peninsula Borough for both adults and children. This project will provide local libraries and schools with access to cultural immersion resources that do not currently exist in Yup'ik and Dena'ina languages. It will also create a permanent language archive to preserve this unique cultural knowledge for generations to come.