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<html><head></head><body>In some areas of Alaska many elders and even middle-aged community members grew up with Yup’ik as their first language. The resulting language gap for these individuals has created problemsÂ&nbsp;when they areÂ&nbsp;involved in court hearings. To combat these problems, the … <a href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/non-profit-organization-works-to-train-interpreters-for-yupik-speakers-in-alaska-courts/">Continue reading →</a><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter max-w-golden mx-auto text-center"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="" border="0" src="/api/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpixel.wp.com%2Fb.gif%3Fhost%3Dturtletalk.wordpress.com%26blog%3D1804110%26post%3D44208%26subd%3Dturtletalk%26ref%3D%26feed%3D1" width="1" height="1" class="next-image object-cover"></figure> <a target="blank" href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/non-profit-organization-works-to-train-interpreters-for-yupik-speakers-in-alaska-courts/">read more</a>
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In some areas of Alaska many elders and even middle-aged community members grew up with Yup’ik as their first language. The resulting language gap for these individuals has created problemsÂ&nbsp;when they areÂ&nbsp;involved in court hearings. To combat these problems, the … <a href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/non-profit-organization-works-to-train-interpreters-for-yupik-speakers-in-alaska-courts/">Continue reading →</a>

Non-Profit Organization Works to Train Interpreters for Yup’ik Speakers in Alaska Courts