by Doyon Foundation | Jun 21, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Sunset at the boat launch in Tanacross. Photo courtesy of Allan Hayton, who took this photo during a recent visit to the area. In the June Native Word of the Month, we share two audio clips from our Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross) Doyon Languages Online...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Sheena Twitchell is the daughter of Christine Pitka Twitchell of Galena and Jerry Twitchell of Roosevelt, Utah. Her maternal grandparents are Laura and Edward Pitka of Galena, and her paternal grandparents are Virginia and Edward Twitchell of Beaver, Utah. Sheena...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Eva Dawn Burk writes: Sedelnekkaa Dim yel Joy Burk heelaanh, Toghotthele hut’aane eslaanh. My parents are Dim and Joy Burk, from Nenana. Setsoo, eenaa’e baanh, eesee Barbara Roberts gheelaa’ee, Rockland, Michigan hut’aane eslaanh. My...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 17, 2022 | Featured Post, Scholarships
A total of 118 students are headed into the summer semester with funding support from Doyon Foundation scholarships! We are pleased to support the educational efforts of 49 part-time students and 69 full-time students by awarding a total of $227,200 in scholarships....
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 17, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Kate Lillie is a student at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she’s earning a Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies. Physician assistants offer primary care in a variety of practice settings. Kate is from Fairbanks and currently lives...