by Doyon Foundation | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Our July 2022 Native Word of the Month features a clip from our Storyteller language profile on Denaakk’e language learner, Kimberly Nicholas. In the interview, Kimberly shares the Denaakk’e word for “king salmon,” which is “ggaał.” Our language revitalization program...
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 | May 25, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Photo credit: James Brooks Our May 2022 Native Word of the Month celebrates spring and the changes in the landscape that come with the new season. Łuu hijii. = The ice is going out.Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in) A special thank you to Allan Diton Hayton for providing...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 19, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Our April Native Word of the Month features students from the Native language class at Effie Kokrine Charter School introducing themselves and sharing a word or phrase in their Native language. We are so excited that students are using our Doyon Languages Online...
by Doyon Foundation | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
It’s that time of year, when people from all over are gathering (in person and virtually!) for the Doyon, Limited annual meeting and other events in Fairbanks! All of us here at Doyon Foundation are excited to welcome these visitors, and we’re happy to...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 7, 2022 | Featured Post, Native Word of the Month
For our January 2022 Native Word of the Month, we wanted to share a new feature on our website: interactive flashcards in Benhti Kokhut’ana Kenaga’ (Lower Tanana), featuring artwork by Natilly Hovda and audio translations by David Engles. (Read more about the project...
