Learning Our Languages | Atkiq Snyder, Justin Zimin, and Bianca Jensen

In this episode, we sit down with three BBNC shareholders—Atkiq Snyder, Justin Zimin, and Bianca Jensen—who are each on a personal journey to learn and reclaim their heritage languages: Yugtun, Sugt’stun, and Dena’ina. Listen in as they share what inspired them to begin this path, the resources that support their learning, and the challenges they’ve faced along the way.

Check out the language resources mentioned in the episode!

Yugtun Resources 

Yugtun App IOS: tinyurl.com/39y8rpma 

Yugtun App Google Play: tinyurl.com/mvhjbaf8 

Naaqerkat Google Play: tinyurl.com/ycxwyj89  

Dena’ina Resources

Joan Tenenbaum’s Dena’ina Sounds Workshop:tinyurl.com/ye25f4fs  

Qenaga.org 

Sugt’stun Resources

Nunaka: My Village IOS: tinyurl.com/y3vbm9kn

Sugt’stun App IOS: tinyurl.com/5a44yx8b

Alutiiq Dictionary: www.wiinaq.org

Alutiiq Word of the Week: tinyurl.com/zbyb9jar

Other Resources

Alaska Native Studies (AKNS) | University of Alaska Anchorage Academic Catalog

AlaskaNativeLanguages.org

ANHC | Language Hub