How to teach Eskimo-Aleut to a child when the parent has to learn it first?

I have adopted an Aleut child, and want her to know and at least be able to understand her native language. does anyone have any suggestion on how to teach this language to her?How to teach Eskimo-Aleut to a child when the parent has to learn it first?
u should get someone who speaks it to teach the both of u.





my dad tried to teach me some haida when he never grew up knowin hardly any of it himself....it didn't work out. but i have learned some haida from some older people who remember some of the language.How to teach Eskimo-Aleut to a child when the parent has to learn it first?
First, try to find out as much as you can about her birth family and where they are from. When she is older, she will want to get in touch with her roots, as well as her native corporation enrollment and future scholarship programs, and will need to know the names of people and of the towns that they live or lived in.


That will also help you determine whether you want to learn Yup'ik, Suqpiaq, Aluttiq, etc.


Your next step will be to find someone to help the both of you learn. Because, as her mother, you are your daughter's first teacher. In order for her to learn, and to value what she has learned, you will have to learn, too. It will enrich your life, as well as hers.


Places to ask about looking for teachers would be non-profit native corporations from her heritage area, elders programs, museums, the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus Alaska Native Language Center, the Anchorage Alaska Native Heritage Center, etc. Keep contacting people until you find a teacher or teachers. Somewhere there will be an elder or a university student who can help you. Don't give up. You are giving your daughter an incredible gift, her language and identity, and the confidence and opportunities that knowing her heritage language will bring. You will be so glad you did this, and she will, too.