Our Mission
Codetalkers creates inclusive tech programs, courses, and apps that help Native communities build digital skills, share ideas, and code a future they own.
Coding
As Natives who love to code, we want to create and share our programs to give students and professionals an opportunity to participate in the ever-growing IT industry.
Native
Knowing every Native American community is unique, we listen, learn and experiment to create custom programs, courses and apps specific to the needs of all stakeholders.
Reciprocate
Whether its learning a new programming language or discovering AI and robotics, reciprocation is an essential piece of community empowerment and self-determination.
AI-Powered Language Revitalization (2026)
Imagine AI as a partner to help native communities preserve, teach, and celebrate our languages.
Preserve
Capture every word, story, and song before they're lost.
- • Speech-to-text transcription of elder recordings
- • OCR digitization of historical documents
- • Audio restoration of degraded recordings
- • Automated archival with cultural context mapping
Teach
Learning that adapts to every speaker, from child to elder.
- • 24/7 conversational AI tutors
- • Personalized lessons for any skill level
- • Voice-enabled practice with pronunciation feedback
- • Gamified learning experiences
Create
New ways to use Native languages in modern life.
- • AI storytellers for interactive narratives
- • Smart home devices that speak Native languages
- • Music composition tools for traditional songs
- • Respectful and protective of our sacred words
Empower
Community-owned, culturally guided technology.
- • Tribal data sovereignty—you own your language data
- • Elder-guided AI with human-in-the-loop validation
- • Multi-agent “digital teaching teams”
- • Dialect-specific preservation
The Agentic Advantage
Modern AI can work as a coordinated team of specialized agents: one organizing archives, another generating lessons, another ensuring cultural accuracy, all working together as digital stewards of linguistic heritage. These aren't replacements for human teachers; they're tireless assistants that free communities to focus on what matters most: speaking, sharing, and saving their languages.
Our Projects
GrantsPath.com
A platform helping Native communities find, apply for, and manage grant opportunities to fund important initiatives.
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Going Home Fund
The Going Home Fund facilitates the voluntary return of culturally significant Items to Indigenous communities worldwide.
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