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Produced by the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center (Alaska Office) at the Anchorage Museum
A limited number of DVD/CD copies are available upon request. Please contact Dawn Biddison at biddisond@si.edu. For information about us, please visit https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits-events/permanent-exhibits/alaska-native-culture/.

Listen & Learn: Iñupiaq Language and Culture Video Lessons
© Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, 2014
These videos feature footage from a 2011 language and culture seminar with fluent Iñupiaq speakers. Each video is based on their discussion of an object from the exhibition Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage: The First Peoples of Alaska and includes archival photos, illustrations and film footage. A teacher's guide and lessons with worksheets are provided, offering teachers, students, parents and lifelong learners access to Iñupiaq language and lifeways.
 
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Teacher's Guide PDF
Lessons PDF


Aqsraatchiaq (High-kick ball): Quicktime
Aqłitik (Dance Mitts): Quicktime
Qiḷaun, Sauyaq (Drum): Quicktime
Nauligaq, Unaaq (Harpoon): Quicktime
Uluaqpak, Uluqpak (Large ulu): Quicktime
Piñiġauraak, Piñiġaurak, Ivġusiuraak (Child's waterproof boot): Quicktime
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