DOCUMENT RESUME ( RD 124 3§.$ RC 009 256. AUTHOR Kraass, Michael B., Comp. TITLE A Map of ,the Native Peoples andLanguages of Alaska. I NdTITUTIOU /Alanka'Univ., Fairbanks. Alaska)Native Language Center. ./ PUB DATE 74 e NOTE 23p. AVAILABBE FROM Alaska Native Language Center, University of Ala Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 ($3.50 'plus huddling and mailing) EDRS PRICE .MF-$0.133 HC-S1,67 Plus Postage. D2scai?Tort\ *Alaska N tiies; *American Indian Language9; Bilingual ducation; Elementary Secndary,Education; *Eskimo Aleut Languages; Geographic Location; *Instrudtional Materials; *Ldhguages; Linguistic Patterns; *naps; Post Secondary Education IDENTIFIERS *Alaskp ABSTRAC , Recommended for use in classrooms (no.specific grade level i assigned) throUghoup Alaska, this base E sized wall map (4 feet by 3 feet) is' color coded (number coded for the ERIC system). to .reflect -the 20 Alaska Natir'languages. Design ting;language dia eci areas and boundaries, this map details the Lan uagerelatiOnships of the four Eskimo languages; the Aleut. Tsimpshii n, Haida. Tlingit, and Eyak languages; and the Athabascan languages. Two:insets illustr to the spread of Athabascan and Eskimo throughout North America an designate Alaskan language relationships, popula 'ens, and numbers of . .speakers. A text at the bottom of the map presents a' thumbnail sketch of the Native language's and the present bilingual movement. Since. this map has been disassembled for purposes of E IC reproduction, instructions for reassembling the map are inclu ed. Ordering' -information is also provided. GJC) 0 ****!oc*****44*****************************4***************************** Documents acquired ERIC include many informal unpublishe * * materials not available' other sources. ERIC makes every eff t * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered -and this affects the quality' * . * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Dpcument Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the originaldocument: ReproductiOns * 10:supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. * ***************************444**************************************** U S DEPARTMENT DP HEALTH. EDUCATION", WELFARE O NIVFRSITY OFA A.SK.A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OP EDUCATION 'HIS DOCUMENT HAS BEENREPRO. OuCE0 EXACTLY AS RECEIVE() 'FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZA'TIONORIGIN A MAI' OF TH ANN& IT POINTS DE VIEW OROPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILYREPRE NATIVE,PEOPLES AND LANGU S OF ALASKA SENT DEICIAL NOTIONAL INSTITUTE EDUCATION POSITION OR OF 4 POLICY 4 q `Compiled by Mi4haeJ . Krauss and produced by the Alaska Nave Language Center a division .of the Centeelor Nort Educ4tional Research UniVersity of A ska Fairbanks, Alaska) 99701 .1974 /7_ Thisbase E sized wall map (4'x is color coded to reflect the. Alaska Native languages. Listed the -four Eskimo languages, Aleut, Tsimpshian, Haida, Tlingit, Eyak and Athabascan languages. The language dialect areas and boundaries re clearly shown giving an Impression of the relationship betweeqhe languages. The map al.r. shows every Native village and town, with a designation far the present statue of the language, 'There are also two inset: one showing the spread of Athabascan and Eskimo throughout North America, and the other a color key and table of language relationships, populations, and numbers of speakers. There\ia also a text at ,the bottom of the map giving a thumbnail sketch of the general history of the Alaska Native languages and the vresent bilingual movement. The map is meant to be as informative as`possible and is 4AAJR"' recommended for'use in'Classrooms throughout Alaska as a teaching tool. In the ERIC system the map is keydd by number rathet than color. ') Full colorcopi / s of the map area available for $3.50 plus postage and mailer costs from the Alaska Native Center. C4t PErSSION TO REPRODUCE THIS COPY RIO TED MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Alaska Native Langdage Center To ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE NATIONAL IN STITUTE OF EDUCATION FURTHER REPRO- DUCTION OUTSIDETHE ERIC SYSTEM RE QUIRES PERMISSION OFTHE COPYRIGHT OWNER c PLE Ac :,IRE PLY EiY AIRMAIL i I. -7) r% V,/-.").1..) et: . 0? C c. LanguageTable oVLanguageLanguage GroupsPopu-Number wChaphno EskimoAleutFamily,Aleut' ii) AleutNames//: 2,000lationSpeaking700 S (400 40U1S/P IGambell '" CentralSugPiaq Yupik 17,0003,00015,0001,000 a- EskimoI `§iberian Yupik 1,000(1200 1,0004800 Inupiaq 11,000(18,000(41.000 6,00041.00017.000 Greenland)Canada) Tsimshianl Tsimshian . 1,000(8.000 3.500200 Canadg) L'"J Haida Haida (1.200500 100200 Canada) Tlingit talli Tlingit. 1 9,000(500 2,000200 Canada) Atha.baskan-EyakEyak1111111Eyak 20 R. TanatnaAhtna 600900 200250 I V IngalikHolikachuk 300160 10025 It At ha baskanisiMUpperKoyukonTanana. Kuskokwim 2,200360150 100700140 171Zt HanUpperTanacross Tanana 30016060 25012020 CO) Other:CanadaKutchinCalifornia,Oregon- 22,0001,2001,000(1,200(few 20,00070050050few CanadaCanada) ) NavajoApache- . 150,00015,000145,060)14.000 a art. 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