by Doyon Foundation | Feb 6, 2019 | Educational Opportunities
The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions. SHPEP’s goal is to strengthen the academic proficiency and...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 5, 2019 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month, News and Events
We are pleased to present our February 2019 Native words of the month. Thank you to our translators Avis Sam (Upper Tanana) and Irene Solomon Arnold (Tanacross) Tanacross Nat-tl’êdz = Beads Natl’êdz éł ch’enih’ées. = I’m sewing with beads....
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 5, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller, Student Profiles
“Native languages are important to all Alaskans” Beth Leonard is a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage where she directs the Alaska Native Studies Program. She holds a doctorate in cross-cultural and Alaska Native studies in addition to degrees in...