Sun’aq tribe to open Alutiiq language immersion school for children

The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak has just received a grant to begin an Alutiiq language program for preschool-aged children.
Candace Branson is the tribe’s Alutiiq heritage educator and says last week Sun’aq learned that it won a five-year, almost $2 million grant from the Administration for Native Americans. Branson explains it’ll enable a whole new generation to be immersed in Alutiiq language with a teacher and a teacher’s aide dedicated to that mission.
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