by Doyon Foundation | Jan 11, 2022 | Donors and Volunteers, Featured Post, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is pleased to welcome two new members to our board of directors: Benjamin Schwartz and Eileen Whitmer. Benjamin and Eileen were elected to the Foundation’s nine-member board at our annual membership meeting in November 2021. Benjamin Schwartz...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 11, 2022 | Donors and Volunteers, Featured Post, Scholarships
Doyon Foundation is pleased to spotlight one of our newest donors: Jonathan and Sarah Glass, of Portland, Oregon. The Glass family recently made a generous $10,000 contribution to Doyon Foundation to establish a brand new scholarship fund. Maya Anderson, first...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 10, 2022 | Featured Post, Grants and Funding Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
In our ongoing efforts to revitalize the endangered Native languages of the Doyon region, Doyon Foundation will award grants of up to $5,000 to support local language revitalization projects in 2022. Applications for 2022 Our Language grants are due by Friday,...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 7, 2022 | Featured Post, Native Word of the Month
For our January 2022 Native Word of the Month, we wanted to share a new feature on our website: interactive flashcards in Benhti Kokhut’ana Kenaga’ (Lower Tanana), featuring artwork by Natilly Hovda and audio translations by David Engles. (Read more about the project...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 5, 2022 | Career Opportunities, Featured Post, Language and Culture
EXTENDED Deadline: Friday, January 21, 2022 Position type: Independent Contractor Requirements: Online application, resume, letter of intent Download PDF of MAP RFQ Project Scope Doyon Foundation’s Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) will...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured Post, Language and Culture
Christmas is nearly here and all of us at Doyon Foundation are full of holiday cheer! To help spread the joy, we are pleased to share “Merry Christmas” translations in the languages of the Doyon region. You can copy the text translations and use them in...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 20, 2021 | Featured Post, Language and Culture
The kids are home for winter break … looking for some fun, educational family activities to keep them busy? Check out our brand new language activity book, packed with activities to help you learn and practice the Native languages of the Doyon region together!...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 16, 2021 | Alumni Profiles, Featured Post, Storyteller
We are very excited to launch our brand new Storyteller profile series, which highlights the dreams, journeys and achievements of our students, alumni and supporters. Profiles are available to read, watch and listen. An environmental scientist with a bachelor’s degree...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 14, 2021 | Alumni, Alumni Profiles, Featured Post, Scholarships
The Doyon Foundation journey doesn’t end with graduation! We are so proud of our alumni, the amazing places they have gone on to, the achievements they are making, and the positive differences they are having in their communities. Each month, we will feature an update...
by Doyon Foundation | Dec 9, 2021 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Tanana River at sunset, courtesy of Allan Hayton We are into December and winter solstice is on its way, so in this month’s Native Word, we are pleased to share translations of “December” and “winter.” We’ve included the meaning of the words, where known. We hope you...
