Hän is a member of the Athabaskan language family and is spoken by the Hän Hwëch’in people of Eagle, Alaska, and Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The language reflects the history and traditions of a people whose homeland spans the upper Yukon River region and continues to connect generations of Hän speakers on both sides of the border.
Created by the Doyon Foundation and the Yukon Native Language Center in 2019, this course is based on conversation lessons recorded by the late Hän Elder Isaac Juneby in 1994. Originally published as a booklet with CDs, these lessons are now available to a new generation of learners through this online resource, helping to carry forward Isaac Juneby’s vision of keeping the Hän language alive.