Alaska's indigenous languages map gets updated, for first time in 30 years (fwd link)

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Alaska's indigenous languages map gets updated, for first time in 30 years

Ben Anderson | Jul 15, 2011
USA

In 1974, Michael Krauss published a map of the traditional territories
of Alaska's indigenous languages and peoples. It wasn't the first of
its kind, but it was far and away the most accurate, based on
firsthand accounts of individual languages and the boundaries of where
one ended and another began. Krauss updated his map in 1982, and it
has since become the standard for gauging the traditional areas where
Alaska Native languages were spoken.

Now, nearly 30 years later, the Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC)
at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has released a new update of
Krauss's well-known map, which hangs in classrooms and offices around
the state. The new map utilized new digital technology to make the
information more accessible and more comprehensive than the
old-fashioned ink-and-paper approach that Krauss was forced to use.

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