by Doyon Foundation | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters
“I was determined to keep my language”- Cora Demit A fluent speaker in the Upper Tanana language Nee’aanèegn’, Cora S. Demit is an Elder from Northway who contributes recorded lessons for Doyon Foundation’s Doyon Languages Online project. Cora is the daughter of...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 29, 2021 | Language Supporters
In the October 2021 edition of Language Journeys, Polly Hyslop shared some of her memories of growing up in Northway, hearing her Native language, Nee’aanèegn’ (Upper Tanana) from Elders, and eventually reconnecting with the language when she returned to Northway....
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 28, 2021 | Alumni Profiles, Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters
“Language learning inspires feelings of connectedness and support”- LaVerne Demientieff LaVerne Xilegg Dementieff is the daughter of the late Rudy Demientieff of Holy Cross and Alice Frank Demientieff of Anvik and Holy Cross. She was raised in Nenana and...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 30, 2021 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters
“As visitors on Native land, it’s important that we do the work to support language revitalization.”- Myles Creed Myles Creed is a project assistant with Doyon Languages Online, the Doyon Foundation initiative to develop free online language-learning courses for nine...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 24, 2021 | Language Supporters
In the September 2021 edition of Language Journeys, LaVerne Demientieff shared her experiences of reconnecting with and learning her language, Deg Xinag, from Elders in a class at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, when she was in her early 20s. That time was a...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 27, 2021 | Language Supporters
In the August 2021 edition of Language Journeys, Ruth Ridley shared some of the memories and experiences growing up in Eagle and learning her Native language, Hän, with her family. Over the years, Ruth has supported and uplifted her language through writing stories,...
