by Doyon Foundation | Feb 19, 2016 | Language and Culture, News and Events
The 2016 FNA Potlatch & Pageants are to be held on March 19th at the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall. Applications for Miss FNA, FNA Princess, and Baby Contest can be found at: www.fairbanksnative.org Miss 2015 FNA Flyer.pdf 2016 FNA Potlatch & Pageant...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 18, 2016 | Language and Culture, News and Events, Scholarships
The Tulsa Artist Fellowship (TAF) is a program established by the George Kaiser Family Foundation to enhance the local art scene by retaining artists and recruiting artists to Tulsa, Oklahoma. In its second year, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship (TAF) will provide between...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 5, 2016 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Less than 100 years ago, the ancestral languages of the Doyon region flourished and were the first languages spoken by everyone from children to elders. Today, tragically, all nine of the Athabascan languages of the Doyon region are considered severely to critically...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 4, 2016 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Professor William L. Iggiagruk Hensley is teaching a one credit – one weekend course he has titled “Traditional Values and the Modern Native Corporation”. The class will take place on February 12 at 5pm-9pm and February 13, from 8:30 to 4:30pm in Rasmuson Hall,...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 4, 2016 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Allan Hayton, Doyon Foundation’s language revitalization program director, has been selected to speak at TEDxFairbanks 2016, which is the first Tedx event to be held in Fairbanks. The event will take place on Sunday, February 21 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Morris...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 3, 2016 | Language and Culture, News and Events
The 10 ancestral languages of the Doyon region are all severely to critically endangered, and will be lost within the span of a few generations if no action is taken. To support the revitalization of Interior Alaska’s Native languages, Doyon Foundation will award a...
