Editing Kiana, Alaska (section)

==Language==

	The first villages in the region to start teaching the Inupiaq language in public school were [[Ambler, Alaska|Ambler]], Shungnak, and [[Kobuk, Alaska|Kobuk]]. Noorvik and the other villages around the region began teaching it as well. Viola Barr and Rosaline Jackson were the first people in Kiana to teach Inupiaq language in a classroom in 1971.<ref>[Former Inupiaq Studies teacher. Oral Interview. February 19, 2014, Barr, Viola]</ref>
	 Before white people came to the region, the children of Kiana grew up speaking the Inupiaq language. Most Kiana students and adults do not know how to read, write, or speak the language. The region is trying to get more people to speak the language so many more townspeople will be able to speak Inupiaq. Rosetta Stone and the Inupiaq Language Commission help with the effort.<ref>Helena Barr Former Inupiaq Studies teacher. Oral Interview, February 18, 2014</ref>