Mentor-Apprentice Program
One of the first modern Master-Apprentice Programs (also known as Master-Apprentice) was started in California through the Native California Network, in 1993. These programs are especially useful when speakers of a language are older, so Elders can concentrate on transmitting their knowledge to 1 or 2 learners who are dedicated to learning and teaching their language.
Iḷisaqativut does not currently administer a Mentor-Apprentice Program. However, you can begin your own mentor-apprentice program in the meantime with an Elder if you are already able to speak a little bit in Iñupiaq already. You can use the resources below to learn more and get your MAP started. MAP courses are also available through the University of Alaska Fairbanks for those who have already taken beginning courses in Iñupiaq. Doyon Foundation also adminsters a MAP, of which Iñupiaq is a possible language in which to apply.
Resources for beginning a Master-Apprentice Program
Iñupiatun Iḷisaqtuni Apiqqutiksrat (Questions while Learning Iñupiaq) by Dr. Edna Ahgeak MacLean, Annauk Olin, Myles Creed, Aġnik Polly Schaeffer, Maggie Pollock, & Elizabeth Nayokpuk
Taġiuġmiut (General North Slope)
Kuuvaŋmiut (Upper Kobuk)
Qigiqtaamiut (Shishmaref)
Iñupiaq Survival Phrases Cards by Dr. Edna Agheak MacLean and Myles Creed
How to Keep Your Language Alive by Leanne Hinton, Matt Vera, and Nancy Steele
BC Master-Apprentice Handbook by First People's Cultural Council