Meeting of the Council of Alaska Native Languages
February 26, 2026
The Council of Alaska Native Languages will hold a regular board meeting on February 26, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through the digital platform Zoom.
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The Council of Alaska Native Languages (CANL) was established by the State Legislature in 2012. Its mission is to recommend programs that support the preservation, restoration, and revitalization of Alaska Native languages. The voting members of the Council are language professionals dedicated to ensuring that all Alaska Native languages continue to thrive as living languages.
The Council develops strategies to ensure that all Alaska Native languages thrive as spoken languages within their native homelands. They collaborate closely with the Department of Education and Early Development to support and promote Alaska Native languages in schools throughout Alaska. The Council provides specific recommendations to the Governor of Alaska, the executive branch, and the Legislature. These recommendations detail actionable steps to enhance the status of Alaska Native languages and improve access to language learning resources for the people of Alaska.
The topics for the upcoming board meeting include the acknowledgment of new Senator Löki Tobin and House Representative Nellie Jimmie. Additional agenda items are the Biennial Report on Indigenous Languages.
The board may amend its published agenda. Agenda times are estimates only, and the board may consider agenda items out of order without amending its agenda. The board also reserves the right to adjourn at a time later than estimated on the published agenda.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate should contact Kathijo Jolin at 907-465-2800 or e-mail kathijo.jolin@alaska.govat least five days before the accommodation is needed. For more information, call 907-465-2800.