by Doyon Foundation | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
In our Storyteller profile series, we highlight the dreams, journeys and achievements of our students, alumni and supporters. Profiles are available to read, watch and listen. In this Storyteller language profile, our language revitalization program director, Allan...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 21, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
A language advocate whose dedication to the Dinak’i language shapes her professional life, Teresa Hanson began work in 2002 for the Village of Telida, where her grant writing has consistently secured funding for projects to document and teach Dinak’i. Teresa was born...
by Doyon Foundation | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
“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, Storyteller
“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, Storyteller
“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...
