by Doyon Foundation | Oct 17, 2018 | Scholarships
106 scholarships at $25,000 each As one of the nation’s largest college financial aid programs in the country, the Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program is one of the major scholarship programs nationally that specifically assists high school students who have...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 12, 2018 | Career Opportunities
The deadline for the 2019 Spring internship with the office of United States Senator Dan Sullivan is fast approaching! Their office is in search of students who are assertive, engaged and eager to learn! Students will work in our D.C. office for roughly 3 months and...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 12, 2018 | Language and Culture
Anaqalluataq (Good Evening in Iñupiatun)! Next week is a week many have fondly termed, “Alaska Native New Year.” Many will travel to Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage) to engage in a week of incredible convenings, important conversations, and connections with family...
by Doyon Foundation | Oct 8, 2018 | Language and Culture
See a link to the latest Alaska Native Language Revitalization Digest below. Alaska Language Revitalization Digest Vol.3 No.14 10.6.18.pdf
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...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 24, 2018 | Language and Culture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 18-118 Contact: Austin Baird, Press Secretary – (907) 310-9761 Berett Wilber, Deputy Press Secretary – (907) 419-3931 Gov. Walker recognizes linguistic emergency for Alaska Native languages Administrative Order 300 supports Native...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 21, 2018 | Alumni, News and Events, Scholarships
Each year we commemorate the achievements of Doyon Foundation students who have achieved their educational goals in our annual Graduate Yearbook. We are excited to announce that our 2018 Graduate Yearbook is now available – and in a brand new, more interactive format!...
by Doyon Foundation | Sep 21, 2018 | News and Events
When you call Doyon Foundation, you may notice a new voice at the other end of the phone – our new administrative assistant, Flo Grant! Flo joined the Foundation team earlier this summer and we are thrilled to welcome her. “I wanted to work here at the Foundation...
