by Doyon Foundation | Nov 9, 2020 | News and Events, Scholarships
Doyon Foundation Announces Scholarship Amount Increase Doyon Foundation is excited to announce that our scholarship amounts are increasing! Pursuing higher education continues to get more and more expensive every year, and these scholarship increases will allow us to...
by Doyon Foundation | Nov 5, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Hąį’ęę, thank you, to our language revitalization program director, Allan Hayton, for sharing our November 2020 Native Word of the Month in Gwich’in. Shreeneech’ilt’aii = Circular rainbow around the sunGwiink’oo gwilii dai’, geetee hee shreeneech’ilt’aii gwaraah’in. =...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 30, 2020 | Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
“Language is a proactive, powerful way to stay connected to your identity and culture”- Renee Linton Renee Linton is the daughter of Peggy Nicholas of Fairbanks and granddaughter of Harriet (Maillelle) Nicholas of Anchorage and Wilbert Nicholas, Sr. Renee’s mother and...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 29, 2020 | Alumni, Student Profiles
“We need to educate our youth and allow them to grow” A daughter of Unsoon and Allen Varner of Anchorage, Monica Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration management in 2011 from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and a master’s in business...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 23, 2020 | Career Opportunities, Language and Culture
Doyon Foundation is seeking interested and qualified applicants for our open Doyon Languages Online II project manager position. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative effort to revitalize the Native languages of the Doyon region. Under the...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 12, 2020 | Language and Culture
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Join the celebration by sharing a greeting in your language. Be sure to tag Doyon Foundation and your language. #DihthâadXt’eenIinAand’ěg’ #Nee’aaneegn’ #DegXinag #Dinak’i #BenhtiKokhut’anaKenaga’ #Holikachuk #Denaakk’e...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 8, 2020 | Scholarships
Winter may be on its way, but it’s already time to start thinking about spring – spring scholarships, that is! The application period for spring 2021 Doyon Foundation basic scholarships is now open. Part-time students are eligible to receive $800 basic scholarships...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 1, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
In our October 2020 Native word of the month, we get to experience a special moment between grandparent and grandchild. Ana Basi’ to our speaker, Vernell Titus. Vernell Titus and her grandson, Chad Roberts Sechoya = My grandchild Sechoya, oni’. = Come...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 16, 2020 | Scholarships
Under a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship promotes intellectual leadership in Native American communities by supporting outstanding Native Americans who hail from a wide variety of fields and who utilize...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 11, 2020 | Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Photo courtesy of http://commons.wikimedia.org Learn how to talk about fall cranberries in our September 2020 Native word of the month. Hąį’ęę to Allan Hayton for the translation. Trahkyaa = High bush cranberries Khaiits’a’ dai’, trahkyaa lei kwaii...
