This panel explained the difficulties in finding accurate words in the Yup’ik language for court terminology, particularly in cases of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Pictured above: Sophie Alexie, Instructor of Yup’ik Eskimo, University of Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus; Oscar Alexie, Assistant Professor Yup’ik Eskimo, University of Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus; Mary Beaver, Elder Advocate, Irniamta Ikayurviat-Children’s Advocacy Center at Tundra Women’s Coalition in Bethel; Kari Robinson, Language Access & Rural Domestic Violence Attorney with the Alaska Institute for Justice
Previous coverage here.
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