by Doyon Foundation | Aug 29, 2017 | Career Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Do you want to work in a program that is dedicated to providing effective language assistance to limited English proficient Alaska Native voters? Would it make you feel good knowing that the work you do provides limited English proficient Alaska Native voters with the...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 18, 2017 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Fairbanks residents interested in learning to speak the Gwich’in language, here is a great opportunity at UAF. The class is in-person immersion based, Monday-Friday from 4-5pm. It’s scheduled at that time so that local organizations with an interest in...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 16, 2017 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller
A conversation with Irene Solomon Arnold and Allan Hayton This language champion profile features an interview with Irene Solomon Arnold (IA) and Doyon Foundation’s Language Revitalization Program Director Allan Hayton (AH). Irene was born and raised in Tanacross,...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 14, 2017 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Supported by Doyon Foundation, Diiginjik K’yaa Ch’at’oh (“Our Language Nest”) is an immersion program that teaches children to become fluent speakers of Gwich’in while helping preserve one of the world’s most threatened Indigenous languages. Diiginjik K’yaa Ch’at’oh...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 9, 2017 | Language and Culture, News and Events
“Xisrigidisddhinh … so grateful. I absolutely loved spending time with Elders and learners speaking Deg Xinag. It was invaluable to me.” –LaVerne Demientieff, PhD, Doyon Foundation Board Member Language speakers, teachers, learners and those interested in revitalizing...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 7, 2017 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month, News and Events
See below for our August Native word of the month in Gwich’in! Zhehk’aa – Family Shizhehk’aa naii gwiintł’oo goovihtsai’. – I cherish my family very much. Listen to an audio recording. Hai’ (thank you) to Allan Hayton for providing this month’s...
