by Doyon Foundation | Jul 9, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Born in the community of Holikachuk on the north bank of the Innoko River in west-central Alaska, Elizabeth Keating is an Elder taking part in Doyon Languages Online, a Doyon Foundation project that develops online language learning for nine of the 10 Alaska Native...
by Doyon Foundation | Jul 1, 2019 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Course now available for free to all interested learners With no fluent speakers remaining, development of the Holikachuk language-learning course was perhaps the most challenging – and one of the most important – efforts of Doyon Foundation’s Doyon Languages Online...
by Doyon Foundation | Jul 1, 2019 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
We are pleased to present our July 2019 Native word of the month. Thank you to our speaker, Allan Hayton, our language revitalization program director. Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in) Łuk Choo Zhrii = July Tsingwahch’yaa = Funny Yaagha’ łyaa tsingwahch’yaa ginkhii. =...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 27, 2019 | News and Events, Scholarships
The 2019 Morris Thompson Memorial Golf Classic took place under mostly sunny skies earlier this month, raising money for scholarships and honoring the memory of the late Morris Thompson. The 19th annual event was held June 13 and 14 at Chena Bend Golf Course on Fort...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 27, 2019 | Career Opportunities, News and Events
The Indigenous Intern’s Guide to Washington, D.C. includes advice, a map of Native organizations, a listing of other D.C. Native intern programs, and information about free events throughout the summer. The Guide is a resource for Native youth who come to...