Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has launched its first apps that teach the Haida (X̱aad Kíl) and Tsimshian (Shm’algyack) languages, both of which are considered to be endangered.
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In this June 7, 2021, photo, Rebecca Hsieh unpacks copies of Nang Jáadaa Sg̱áana Láanaa aa Isdáayaan (The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales) on their arrival at the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau, Alaska. This new Haida-language children s book is the first book in the language to be part of the institute s Baby Raven Reads program. The program offers free books to Southeast Alaska Native families with children aged 5 and younger. (Lyndsey Brollini/Sealaska Heritage Institute via AP)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Sealaska Heritage Institute has released the first children’s book in the Haida language Xaad Kíl through its Baby Raven Reads program.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sealaska Heritage Institute has released the first children’s book in the Haida language Xaad Kíl through its Baby Raven Reads program."Nang Jáadaa Sgáana ’Láanaa aa . . .