Alaska Native Languages Preservation and Enhancement Act of 1991: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on S. 1595 to Preserve and Enhance the Ability of Alaska Natives to Speak and Understand Their Native Languages, October 19, 1991, Anchorage, AK. |
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