by Doyon Foundation | May 20, 2019 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
With a preview of the Doyon Languages Online project now available, and more courses rolling out soon, we wanted to provide some helpful tips to all you language learners! Check out our short instructional video series on how to sign up for Doyon Languages Online (for...
by Doyon Foundation | May 6, 2019 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Juneby’s lessons get new life through Doyon Languages Online partnership For years, the lessons created by the late Isaac Juneby to share the endangered Hän language were used by a small group of dedicated learners from homemade photocopies and audio replicas of the...
by Doyon Foundation | May 3, 2019 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month, News and Events
Use our May Native Word of the Month to help us offer congratulations to the Class of 2019! Neghwnh khesrodejets’eyh. (I am proud of you.) Benhti Kokhut’ana Kenaga’ (Lower Tanana), provided by David Engles and Andy Jimmie Ngoxo dinaxoneł. (We’re happy for you.)...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 23, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller
“I’m not just a language learner. I’m Deg Hit’an” A board member of Doyon, Limited and Doyon Foundation, Sonta Roach lives in her hometown of Shageluk where she’s a teacher in the Iditarod Area School District. She and her husband, Chevie Roach of Tok, have...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 23, 2019 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Speakers of the endangered Nee’aanèegn’ (Upper Tanana) language gathered together in Tok, Alaska, in early January 2019 to develop content for an online course to teach individuals interested in learning the language and preserving it for future generations. The...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 5, 2019 | Grants and Funding Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation awards $50,000 for language revitalization projects Doyon Foundation is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of the Our Language grant awards. This year, the Foundation is awarding a total of $50,000 to nine organizations to support community-based...