by Doyon Foundation | Oct 31, 2018 | Educational Opportunities, News and Events
The University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (U-M FPHLP) is a 10- week residential summer program that provides students with opportunities for growth, learning, and awareness in the field of public health. FPHLP students will be introduced...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 24, 2018 | Career Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is pleased to announce a call for an evaluator for the Doyon Languages Online project. Interested parties are encouraged to view the RFP (request for proposals) and submit required application materials. The position will be open until filled. The...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 23, 2018 | Educational Opportunities, News and Events
MISSION: The Northern Alaska Indigenous Leadership Academy (NAILA) seeks to help address Alaska Native community-based wellness and sustainable development through investment in transformative training of local leaders. Iḷisaġvik College and the UAF Department of...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 8, 2018 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Celebrate by sharing your language Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, and Doyon Foundation invites you to celebrate by sharing YOUR language! In 2017, Gov. Bill Walker signed legislation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska. The law establishes Alaska as...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 1, 2018 | Educational Opportunities, News and Events
The University of Alaska Anchorage is offering three wonderful one-credit classes this Fall 2018. These are non-traditional, one credit course offerings within the Alaska Native Business Management minor at UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy. Flyers and...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 1, 2018 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month, News and Events
Here is your October Native Word of the Month in Deg Xinag! Thank you to our translator, Edna Deacon of Grayling! Q’elgesr = black willow (young) Q’elgesr nihałtrith = Whipping the black willow* * People would whip the willow as they were walking; it makes a whistling...
