by Doyon Foundation | Sep 24, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
Born and raised in Nikolai, the upper Kuskokwim Athabascan community on the south fork of the Kuskokwim River, Daniel Esai is a language learner, teacher and speaker of Dinak’i. His parents are Dora Esai and the late Phillip Esai, both of Nikolai. His family includes...
by Doyon Foundation | Jul 9, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Born in the community of Holikachuk on the north bank of the Innoko River in west-central Alaska, Elizabeth Keating is an Elder taking part in Doyon Languages Online, a Doyon Foundation project that develops online language learning for nine of the 10 Alaska Native...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 23, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller
“I’m not just a language learner. I’m Deg Hit’an” A board member of Doyon, Limited and Doyon Foundation, Sonta Roach lives in her hometown of Shageluk where she’s a teacher in the Iditarod Area School District. She and her husband, Chevie Roach of Tok, have...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 25, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller
“When speaking, a part of our history comes back to life” A committed language learner, speaker and student, David Engles is a content creator with Doyon Languages Online, a Doyon Foundation project that is creating online language-learning opportunities for...
by Doyon Foundation | Feb 5, 2019 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller, Student Profiles
“Native languages are important to all Alaskans” Beth Leonard is a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage where she directs the Alaska Native Studies Program. She holds a doctorate in cross-cultural and Alaska Native studies in addition to degrees in...
by Doyon Foundation | Mar 12, 2018 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller, Student Profiles
“When I’m learning my language, I feel like I’m finding myself and understanding who I am.” Diloola Erickson’s parents are Susan Erickson from Kaltag and Arne Erickson from Tok. Her maternal grandparents are the late Irene and Alexander Solomon,...
