Meeting of the Council of Alaska Native Languages

Meeting of the Council of Alaska Native LanguagesOctober 16, 2025 The Council of Alaska Native Languages will hold a regular board meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Anchorage, Alaska. The board meeting will be held at the Robert B. Atwood Building located at 550 W 7th Avenue, 12th floor, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Public participation in the meeting can also be in person and/or through the digital platform Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://education-alaska-gov.zoom.us/j/81620514928?pwd=rmz0QQdX528HSdUCH55tKKa7psUNPY.1Meeting ID: 816 2051 4928 Password: 994113Register to join the meeting. Join by Phone: 1-877 853 5257 Toll-free 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 meets at least twice a year and produces a biennial report on January 1st of each even-numbered year. 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 reports from voting members of the Council, Reports from Legislative members of the Council or their Legislative Aides, and DEED staff report, discussions on the process of selection for new council members, the 2026 CANL Report to the Governor’s Office, and the ANL Summit 2026.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 907-465-2802 or e-mail kathijo.jolin@alaska.gov at least five days before the accommodation is needed. For more information, call 907-465-2802