by Doyon Foundation | Oct 11, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, and Doyon Foundation invites you to celebrate by sharing YOUR language! In 2017, Gov. Bill Walker signed legislation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska. The law established Alaska as the second state in the nation...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 14, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Nee’aanèegn’ (Upper Tanana) speaker, Avis Sam Our September Native Word of the Month comes from a set of Nee’aanèegn’ (Upper Tanana) language lessons created by Avis Sam and produced by the Yukon Native Language Centre. Dineh k’èh...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 2, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Ethel Beck cutting fish, as seen in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeDpzAiG6XA Thank you to our speakers, sisters Ruth Ridley and Ethel Beck, for sharing our August 2021 Native Word of the Month in Hän! Ruth: Łuu gąyy nįdhänn? = Would you like some dry...
by Doyon Foundation | Jul 2, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Photo courtesy of https://pixnio.com/fauna-animals/deers/moose-and-elk/aerial-photo-of-moose-in-river Thank you to our speakers Steven Nikolai, Sr. and his grandson, Blake Nikolai, for sharing our July 2021 Native Word of the Month in Dinak’i (Upper Kuskokwim)! Dineje...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 11, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Boat launch in Tanacross Thank you to our speakers Nellie Probert, Dollie Jonathan and Irene Arnold for sharing summer-themed translations in Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross) for our June 2021 Native Word of the Month! Sheen = Summer Nellie: Sheen tah shaa...
by Doyon Foundation | May 20, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
George Demientieff Holly, LaVerne Demientieff, Alice Taff, Jeanette Dementi and Edna Deacon. Thank you to our speaker Edna Deacon for sharing our May 2021 Native Word of the Month in Deg Xinag. Doyon xetl’itth ts’in’ Deg Xinag q’a dixi’ine. = Doyon wants Deg Xinag to...
