by Doyon Foundation | Jan 5, 2016 | Language and Culture
The Alaska Native Language Preservation & Advisory Council has released its 2016 Report to the Governor and Legislature and a copy is attached. The 2016 report is available as a PDF at...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 30, 2015 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
The RSVP deadline for the January 2 Where Are Your Keys (WAYK) language-learning workshop has been extended through Thursday, December 31. Learn more and RSVP now! Doyon Foundation will host two free language-learning workshops in Fairbanks in January. The workshops...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 14, 2015 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation will host two free language-learning workshops in Fairbanks in January. The workshops are based on the Where Are Your Keys (WAYK) technique, which is one of the most rapid and effective tools for learning language. View the flyer or RSVP to attend....
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 9, 2015 | Language and Culture
The Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang) will be held on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2016. The institute is designed to provide an opportunity for community language activists and linguists to receive training in...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 26, 2015 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month, News and Events
Have you checked out the Doyon Foundation October Native Word of the Month? Vadzaih Zhrii = October Neeyaakee = Sunrise Juk van neeyaakee gwiizhik hakeesha’aii. = I woke this morning while the sun was rising. 1s hakeesha’aii – I awaken 2s hakeena’aii – You...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 19, 2015 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Poet Bob Holman arrived in Juneau, Alaska September 16, the first stop on a month-long tour of Alaska to raise awareness of the importance of language revitalization. When his trek across Alaska concluded October 18, Holman had visited Juneau, Kotzebue, Barrow, Arctic...
