by Doyon Foundation | Sep 28, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events
We are so happy to welcome Alicia Kangas and Jordan Tindall to the Doyon Foundation family! Alicia joined the Foundation as our new scholarship coordinator in August. Jordan (a previous Doyon Foundation scholarship recipient!) joined us in September as office...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 21, 2022 | Educational Opportunities, Featured Post, Grants and Funding Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is taking Doyon Languages Online (DLO) in the classroom, thanks to a grant recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Education – Alaska Native Education (ANE) program. The Foundation was one of 28 recipients of three-year ANE grants totaling $35.3...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 7, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation’s new Native language Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) launched in August with the first gathering of mentor-apprentice teams. A total of 15 teams representing five languages came together at the Doyon Foundation office in Fairbanks for a two-day...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 2, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is seeking interested and qualified candidates to serve on our board of directors for three-year terms. The deadline for candidates to apply is Friday, October 7, 2022, at 5 p.m. AKDT. The online application is available at www.doyonfoundation.com....
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Sheena Twitchell is the daughter of Christine Pitka Twitchell of Galena and Jerry Twitchell of Roosevelt, Utah. Her maternal grandparents are Laura and Edward Pitka of Galena, and her paternal grandparents are Virginia and Edward Twitchell of Beaver, Utah. Sheena...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Eva Dawn Burk writes: Sedelnekkaa Dim yel Joy Burk heelaanh, Toghotthele hut’aane eslaanh. My parents are Dim and Joy Burk, from Nenana. Setsoo, eenaa’e baanh, eesee Barbara Roberts gheelaa’ee, Rockland, Michigan hut’aane eslaanh. My...
