![]() This project will work to serve all Doyon Shareholders who want to learn to speak one of the ten languages in the Doyon region. The 2020 Interior Alaska Language Revitalization Survey found that 37.3% of Doyon shareholders under the age of 40 reported their understanding of Native language as moderately well or better but only 4.1% reported they speak their Native language moderately well or better. Project Description: Doyon Foundation Mentor-Apprentice Program will build an immersive environment in which fluent speakers connect to Native language learners. ![]() Recipient: Doyon Foundation Project Title: Doyon Foundation Mentor-Apprentice Program Program Area: Preservation and Maintenance (P&M) Ultimately, this initiative strives to establish a vibrant Tlingit Language Program that supports language learning within their community of Haines (Deishu). Five Chilkoot families are anticipated to be the direct beneficiaries of this opportunity. By offering opportunities to implement language in the home and broader community, the capacity for building Tlingit language fluency and usage will increase. To date, 52% of their community’s families do not use any Tlingit language in their homes. Project Description: Chilkoot Indian Association’s Tricky Raven Language Initiative will increase the language fluency of five families in order to increase their area’s language capacity. Recipient: Chilkoot Indian Association Project Title: Tricky Raven Language Initiative The goal of this project is to engage instructors and learners in language preservation activities, implement technology-based strategies that provide continuous access to language resources, and support youth and Elder interactions. An estimated 40 or more Cheesh’na participants will have the ability to participate in language preservation events which will likely increase their language fluency. This project will provide access to up-to-date Upper Ahtna language resources and offer the opportunity to take language courses. There are only two fluent speakers of Upper Ahtna dialect, both are over 80 years old an advanced speaker who is in his 70’s and two apprentice speakers working towards fluency. Today, the Ahtna language is critically endangered. Athabascan people have lived in the Copper River Region for over 14,000 years. Project Description: The Upper Ahtna Language Preservation: “As it has Always Been There will Always Be” Project will consolidate best practices from past preservation efforts while actively engaging Cheesh’na elderly and youth. Recipient: Cheesh’na Tribal Council Project Title: Upper Ahtna Language Preservation: “As it has Always Been There will Always Be” Project Program Area: Language Preservation and Maintenance The Gwich’in Dictionary and Land-Based Language Education Project will be the cornerstone of Gwich’in language revitalization efforts positively impacting 217 currently enrolled Gwich’in students at six schools in the Yukon Flats School District. Project managers will track the language app analytics to help identify the words in which users are having the most difficulties and determine the app use frequency. The app will offer 30 units/lessons that teach 500 land- based words. This project will produce the first-ever comprehensive bilingual Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa/English dictionary online app, paying special attention to the Gwich’in people’s relationship to the water and land. Immersion programs and individual trainees do not have the language-learning materials necessary to learn Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa from novice to superior proficiency. A lack of cohesive Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa language material availability creates a barrier to learning. Project Description: The Gwich’in Dictionary and Land-Based Language Education Project aims to revitalize the Gwich’in (Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa) language by increasing available resources and building teacher capacity. Alaska Region Alaska Recipient : Beaver Village Project Title: Gwich’in Dictionary and Land-Based Language Education Project
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