by Doyon Foundation | Jun 2, 2021 | News and Events, Scholarships, Student Profiles
“Doyon Foundation has made my dreams possible” In honor of our upcoming 2021 Morris Thompson Memorial Golf Classic, we’d like to introduce you to another one of our amazing Morris Thompson competitive scholarship recipients: Calee Stark. This is the latest in our...
by Doyon Foundation | May 28, 2021 | Language Supporters
In the May 2021 episode of Language Journeys, Dewey Kk’ołeyo Hoffman shared some of the memories and experiences that have shaped his language learning journey with Alaska Native language Denaakk’e Dedeenee, and how he supports and encourages others in their learning....
by Doyon Foundation | May 28, 2021 | News and Events, Student Profiles
“Thank you so much for your academic support of Alaska Native students!”- Core LePore In honor of our upcoming 2021 Morris Thompson Memorial Golf Classic, we’d like to introduce you to one of our amazing Morris Thompson competitive scholarship recipients: Cory LePore....
by Doyon Foundation | May 25, 2021 | Alumni, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
“There is no greater joy than watching children have fun learning their language” Susan Paskvan se’ooze’ dehoon Denaakk’e hełde K’etsoo seeznee. Sedełnekkaa Eliza yeł Benedict Jones, Sr. hebe’ooze’. Eenaa’e...
by Doyon Foundation | May 24, 2021 | Language and Culture, News and Events
There are very few children’s books featuring the Alaska Native languages of the Doyon region, but thanks to the work of student Natilly Hovda and her partnership with Doyon Foundation, there is a new addition to the bookshelf. During her First Alaskans Institute...
by Doyon Foundation | May 20, 2021 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
George Demientieff Holly, LaVerne Demientieff, Alice Taff, Jeanette Dementi and Edna Deacon. Thank you to our speaker Edna Deacon for sharing our May 2021 Native Word of the Month in Deg Xinag. Doyon xetl’itth ts’in’ Deg Xinag q’a dixi’ine. = Doyon wants Deg Xinag to...
by Doyon Foundation | May 17, 2021 | Grants and Funding Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
13 recipients receive $5,000 awards for language revitalization projects Doyon Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021 Our Language grant recipients. A total $65,000 will be awarded to 13 organizations to support language revitalization projects across the Doyon...
by Doyon Foundation | May 7, 2021 | Language and Culture, News and Events
The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center and Doyon Foundation have partnered to offer “Language Journeys,” a new series of online discussions on the Morris Thompson Center platform featuring Alaska Native language speakers from across the Interior sharing...
by Doyon Foundation | May 4, 2021 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the expanded Holikachuk language-learning course. The expanded course is the latest release from the Foundation’s Doyon Languages Online project, which is developing online courses for the languages of the Doyon...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 30, 2021 | Language Supporters
In the first episode of Language Journeys, a series brought to the Morris Thompson Center through a collaboration with Doyon Foundation, Tristan Madros shared some of the memories and experiences that have shaped his language learning journey with Alaska Native...
