by Doyon Foundation | Jun 30, 2022 | Alumni, Alumni Profiles, Featured Post, Storyteller
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 feature an update on...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 29, 2022 | Donors and Volunteers, Featured Post, Scholarships
Doyon Foundation is honored to receive a $1,000 grant from the Leon Huntington Fund at the Alaska Community Foundation. The fund was established by Leon Huntington, a generous Hilcorp employee, and his company, Hilcorp Alaska. Huntington’s grant will be used to...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 21, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month
Sunset at the boat launch in Tanacross. Photo courtesy of Allan Hayton, who took this photo during a recent visit to the area. In the June Native Word of the Month, we share two audio clips from our Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aanděeg’ (Tanacross) Doyon Languages Online...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Sheena Twitchell is the daughter of Christine Pitka Twitchell of Galena and Jerry Twitchell of Roosevelt, Utah. Her maternal grandparents are Laura and Edward Pitka of Galena, and her paternal grandparents are Virginia and Edward Twitchell of Beaver, Utah. Sheena...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Eva Dawn Burk writes: Sedelnekkaa Dim yel Joy Burk heelaanh, Toghotthele hut’aane eslaanh. My parents are Dim and Joy Burk, from Nenana. Setsoo, eenaa’e baanh, eesee Barbara Roberts gheelaa’ee, Rockland, Michigan hut’aane eslaanh. My...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 17, 2022 | Featured Post, Scholarships
A total of 118 students are headed into the summer semester with funding support from Doyon Foundation scholarships! We are pleased to support the educational efforts of 49 part-time students and 69 full-time students by awarding a total of $227,200 in scholarships....
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 17, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Kate Lillie is a student at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she’s earning a Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies. Physician assistants offer primary care in a variety of practice settings. Kate is from Fairbanks and currently lives...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 15, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Pearle Green is the daughter of Claudette and Charlie Green of Galena. Her maternal grandparents are Carol (Demoski) Lowe of Ruby and the late Don Lowe of San Bernardino, California. Pearle’s paternal grandparents are the late Elizabeth “Betty” (Johnson) Green of...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 10, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events
Doyon Foundation is happy to welcome Elizabeth Green, our Morris Thompson executive intern. Elizabeth, from Galena, is the daughter of Charlie and Claudette Green, and the granddaughter of Floyd and Betty Green, and Don and Carol Lowe. Elizabeth, a Doyon Foundation...
by Doyon Foundation | May 27, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, Storyteller
In this Storyteller language profile, Paul Williams, Jr. shares about his experience as a Native language teacher at Cruikshank School in Beaver, and his own journey as a student pursuing his Bachelor of Arts. Williams, Jr. has been teaching for 31 years, spanning two...
