Chickaloon Native Village

The Ahtna Language and Cultural Department of Chickaloon Native Village “Ahtna Dene Nekenaege’ Tene’ (Our Ahtna Language Path) Project” will utilize grants funds to create a new self-hosted searchable database of 500+ hours of Ahtna Dene language recordings, as well as the creation of educational literacy learning materials such as linguistic lessons with accompanying digital audio and video recordings, to be hosted on a website for use by the public. These audio recordings require cataloging and uploading into a web-interfaced platform for ease of use by those wanting to focus on Ahtna language learning. The platform will allow for lesson plan(s) to be added over time, and ensure the preservation of Ahtna language and encourage learning within the home environment and in perpetuity. The platform will also be beneficial to those wishing to do comparison linguistic research among the 11 distinct Athabascan ethnolinguistic groups.