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 27, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
In this Storyteller language profile, Paul Williams, Jr. shares about his experience as a Native language teacher at Cruikshank School in Beaver, and his own journey as a student pursuing his Bachelor of Arts. Williams, Jr. has been teaching for 31 years, spanning two...
by Doyon Foundation | May 26, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture
Doyon Foundation is excited to announce that the first cohort of teams for our new Native language Mentor-Apprentice Program have been selected. The original grant funding allowed us to fund a total of 10 teams. However, with additional generous funding from the Doyon...
by Doyon Foundation | May 25, 2022 | Featured Post, Grants and Funding Opportunities, Language and Culture
Doyon Foundation has selected 10 organizations to receive Our Language grant funding for language revitalization projects across the Doyon region this year. A total of $50,000 will be awarded to the 2022 recipients, including Doyon region tribal governments, tribal...
by Doyon Foundation | May 25, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture
After years of hard work by our dedicated language teams, Doyon Foundation is thrilled to announce that courses in Deg Xinag and Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross) are now available in Doyon Languages Online! These and previously published online courses are...
by Doyon Foundation | May 25, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture
A new language-learning course in Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross) is now available in Doyon Languages Online. The online course is available for free to all interested language learners; find more information and sign up at doyonfoundation.com/dlo. About the...
