▁returned ▁to ▁Al aska ▁to ▁facil itate ▁E y ak ▁language ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁An ch orage ▁and ▁Cord ova . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁fl uent ▁speaker , ▁transl ator , ▁and ▁instruct or ▁of ▁E y ak . ▁Despite ▁his ▁flu ency , ▁E y ak ▁remains ▁class ified ▁as ▁" d orm ant " ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁native ▁speak ers . ▁On ▁the ▁Exp and ed ▁Gr aded ▁Inter gener ational ▁Dis ruption ▁Sc ale ▁( EG ID S ) ▁E y ak ▁is ▁grad ed ▁a ▁ 9 ▁( d orm ant ); ▁the ▁language ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁her itage ▁identity ▁for ▁an ▁eth nic ▁community , ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁symbol ic ▁prof ic iency . ▁Currently , ▁Led ue y ▁provides ▁instruction ▁and ▁curr icul um ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁Language ▁Project ▁from ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁E y ak ▁Pres ervation ▁Council ▁received ▁an ▁Al aska ▁Human ities ▁Forum ▁Grant ▁that ▁enabled ▁them ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁website ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁E y ak ▁Language . ▁Other ▁fund ing ▁supports ▁the ▁annual ▁E y ak ▁Culture ▁Camp ▁every ▁August ▁in ▁Cord ova . ▁The ▁Project ▁provides ▁count less ▁language ▁resources ▁including ▁imm ersion ▁work sh ops , ▁an ▁online ▁dictionary ▁with ▁audio ▁samples , ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁e L ear ning ▁less ons , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁E y ak ▁Language ▁Rev ital ization