KIC Heritage Language Program (Lingít, Xaad Kíl, Sm'algyax)
Ketchikan Indian Community's language program offers community classes, workshops, apprenticeships and mentor work in Tlingit (Lingít), Haida (Xaad Kíl) and Tsimshian (Sm'algyax). Regularly scheduled classes are on the KIC calendar; anyone interested in a language apprenticeship should contact the Heritage Language Facilitator for that language. Learn online any time at shaa.kictribe.org (hundreds of words and phrases with audio). KIC main office: 2960 Tongass Ave, 907-228-4900 or toll-free 800-252-5158.
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Community classes open to the public; apprenticeships by arrangement
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