by Doyon Foundation | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
In this Storyteller language profile, we have the honor to speak with Denaakk’e language advocate, teacher and learner, Susan Paskvan. Susan worked with the Yukon-Koyukuk School District for 19 years, retiring earlier this year as the Native language coordinator....
by Doyon Foundation | Nov 28, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is pleased to announce several opportunities to be involved in our new DLO in the Classroom project. These are paid, contract positions. Interested individuals should respond by Friday, December 30. Novice Teacher Cohort: We will contract with...
by Doyon Foundation | Nov 23, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Our November 2022 Native Word of the Month features a video clip from our upcoming Storyteller language profile on Denaakk’e teacher, Susan Paskvan. Dot’aanh? = What is he/she/it doing? “It’s a good word to know for language learners because you can ask ‘what is the...
by Rachel Grenier | Nov 23, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is happy to welcome Petey Roach, our DLO in the Classroom project manager. “I greatly admire Doyon Foundation’s dedication to their region by connecting children with their ancestral languages,” she said. “I look forward to working closely with...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 30, 2022 | Donors and Volunteers, Featured Post, Language and Culture
Doyon Foundation extends our deep gratitude to the Rasmuson Foundation, which recently awarded a $24,600 grant to help fund our Molly of Denali dubbing project. In cooperation with WGBH Boston, we are working to translate, rehearse and record four stories from the...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 28, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
When learning a new word or phrase, it’s estimated that a person needs to hear/see/say it 20 times in 20 different situations. That is why consistent practice and repetition is so important for the teams in our Native language Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP). In our...