The 10 ancestral languages of the Doyon region are all severely to critically endangered, and will be lost within the span of a few generations if no action is taken. To support the revitalization of Interior Alaska’s Native languages, Doyon Foundation will award grants of up to $8,000 to fund language revitalization projects through the Our Language grant program. The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to Monday, March 26, 2018, at 5 p.m. Download the application packet or view the flyer below:
2018 Our Language Grant Application
Doyon region tribal governments/tribal councils/communities; nonprofit Alaska Native organizations, societies and community groups; and Alaska Native cultural, educational and recreational organizations/centers are eligible to apply for an Our Language grant.
Grant proposals must include a project description and timeline; plan for language documentation; project budget; completed community language survey; letter of support from village council or tribal office; and community language plan (optional).
Doyon, Limited originally established the language grant program in 2012. The grants are now being administered by the Doyon Foundation language revitalization program. Last year, the Foundation awarded eight grants to support projects including community language classes, language app development, language learning through song and dance, curriculum development and summer camp activities. Read more about the 2017 grant recipients on the Foundation blog.
“The 2017 Our Language grant awardees are an outstanding group dedicated to ensuring the ancestral languages of the Doyon region continue on for future generations,” said Allan Hayton, director of the Foundation’s language revitalization program.
The endangered languages of the Doyon region include Nee’aanèegn’ (Upper Tanana), Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross), Hän, Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in), Dinak’i (Upper Kuskokwim), Denaakk’e (Koyukon), Deg Xinag, Benhti Kokhut’ana Kenaga (Lower Tanana), Holikachuk, and Inupiaq.
An application packet, with complete details and instructions, is available here: 2018 Our Language Grant Application. Additional information is also available by contacting Niesje Tindall, Doyon Foundation administrative assistant, at 907.459.2048 or [email protected].