by Doyon Foundation | Dec 1, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Photo courtesy of Allan Hayton Baasee’, thank you, to our speaker Eliza Jones for sharing our December 2020 Native Word of the Month in Denaakk’e. Huyh = Winter Huyh neets do’ots’en’. = It is coming to mid-winter. For more translations, view our Native word of...
by Doyon Foundation | Nov 5, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Hąį’ęę, thank you, to our language revitalization program director, Allan Hayton, for sharing our November 2020 Native Word of the Month in Gwich’in. Shreeneech’ilt’aii = Circular rainbow around the sunGwiink’oo gwilii dai’, geetee hee shreeneech’ilt’aii gwaraah’in. =...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 1, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
In our October 2020 Native word of the month, we get to experience a special moment between grandparent and grandchild. Ana Basi’ to our speaker, Vernell Titus. Vernell Titus and her grandson, Chad Roberts Sechoya = My grandchild Sechoya, oni’. = Come...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 11, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Photo courtesy of http://commons.wikimedia.org Learn how to talk about fall cranberries in our September 2020 Native word of the month. Hąį’ęę to Allan Hayton for the translation. Trahkyaa = High bush cranberries Khaiits’a’ dai’, trahkyaa lei kwaii...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 7, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Our August 2020 Native word of the month features phrases that celebrate the bounty of the upcoming fall season in Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross) and Deg Xinag. Tsín’ęę, dogidinh, thank you to our speakers Irene Arnold Solomon and Edna Deacon. Noxłuu de...
by Doyon Foundation | Jul 3, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Our July 2020 Native word of the month features a fun video made by Deloole’aanh Erickson, Dewey Kk’ołeyo Hoffman (with daughter Telele Iŋmaġana), Kimberly Me’enh Nezoonh Nicholas, and Anna Nelaatoh Clock. Baahaa Nek’edenledegee = Pencil Denaakk’e Click the...
