by Doyon Foundation | Aug 14, 2017 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, News and Events
Supported by Doyon Foundation, Diiginjik K’yaa Ch’at’oh (“Our Language Nest”) is an immersion program that teaches children to become fluent speakers of Gwich’in while helping preserve one of the world’s most threatened Indigenous languages. Diiginjik K’yaa Ch’at’oh...
by Doyon Foundation | May 19, 2017 | Language and Culture, News and Events
Language speakers, teachers, learners and anyone else interested in revitalizing the languages of the Doyon region are invited to the Deg Xinag and Holikachuk Language Gathering, hosted by Doyon Foundation in Holy Cross on Sunday and Monday, June 4 and 5. The...
by Doyon Foundation | Apr 28, 2017 | Language and Culture, News and Events
The Doyon Languages Online program has had a busy spring! Read on for recaps of recent activities, and be sure to subscribe to the Doyon Foundation blog to receive future monthly updates. Here’s what you will find in our spring update: Doyon Languages Online...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 13, 2017 | Language and Culture, News and Events
The 10 ancestral languages of the Doyon region are all severely to critically endangered, and will be lost within the span of a few generations if no action is taken. To support the revitalization of Interior Alaska’s Native languages, Doyon Foundation will award a...
by Doyon Foundation | Jan 4, 2017 | Educational Opportunities, Language and Culture, Language Supporters, News and Events, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Sharing Language through Children’s Books As Doyon Foundation continues to grow our language revitalization efforts in the Doyon region, we are noticing a group of people who are committed and dedicating their own time to learning and perpetuating their ancestral...
