5-member cohort will spend a year learning Iñupiaq in Qikiqtaġruk (Kotzebue) Today, Aqqaluk Trust announces the five individuals who will participate in the Uqapiaqta Development Year. The Uqapiaqta Development Year is a pilot version of Aqqaluk Trust’s envisioned one-year, full-time adult Iñupiaq immersion program. With most of our remaining Iñupiaq speakers now Elders, rapidly developing new adult speakers is critical …