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St. Paul Island Spring Visit

St. Paul Island Civic Center St. Paul , AK, United States

Where Are Your Keys? returns to St. Paul Island for the month of March in partnership with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island. Both organizations are working on new three-year language initiatives. During this visit, the WAYK team will provide additional training and support for members of the local core team who attended previous WAYK workshops and... Read more »

APIA Workshop: Anchorage Spring 2016

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Anchorage , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) partners with Where Are Your Keys? on a new three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Anchorage for our Spring 2016 visit. APIA will offer an initial introductory workshop on April 9th and 10th from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. This is a great... Read more »

WAYK 2016 Summer Language Intensive

Atka Village Atka , AK, United States

This summer five WAYK players, including 3 WAYK interns, and members of the regional Unangam Tunuu core team will travel to Atka to work with a team of local speakers and youths, organized by Crystal Dushkin. The primary goal of the Summer Intensive (May 30th-August 15th) will be increased fluency for all program participants, through regular... Read more »

APIA Anchorage Fall Visit, Week 1

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Anchorage , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) enters the second year of their three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Anchorage for two weeks of sessions in the Fall of 2016. Week 1: October 10 - October 14, 2016 Week 2: December 5 - December 9, 2016 During... Read more »

St. Paul Island Fall Visit

St. Paul Island Civic Center St. Paul , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) enters the second year of their three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to St. Paul Island for 10 days of sessions in October. During this visit, the WAYK team will provide additional training and support for members of the local core team who attended previous WAYK workshops and participated... Read more »

Kodiak Fall Visit

The WAYK team will visit with the Alutiiq language team in Koidak, Alaska and attend the Alutiiq Language Summit on November 17th and 18th, and the Alutiiq Nation Festival on November 18th.

Alaska Native Heritage Center Follow Up Training

Alaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage, AK, United States

WAYK returns to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a follow-up training with their Yup’ik and Iñupiaq teaching teams. In preparation for this training, the WAYK team has visited classes to determine what elements of WAYK will be most helpful for teachers in the final year of their grant. This training will focus on incorporating WAYK Techniques... Read more »

APIA Anchorage Fall Visit, Week 2

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Anchorage , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) enters the second year of their three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Anchorage for two weeks of sessions in the Fall of 2016. Week 1: October 10 - October 14, 2016 Week 2: December 5 - December 9, 2016 During... Read more »

Atka Fall Visit

Atka Village Atka , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) enters the second year of their three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Atka for 10 days of sessions in December. During this visit, the WAYK team will provide additional training and support for members of the local core team who attended previous WAYK workshops and participated in... Read more »

Tsleil-Waututh Nation Winter Visit

Tsleil-Waututh Nation 3178 Alder Court, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The WAYK team travels to Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver, BC for 7 weeks to partner with the TWN language department in their work with the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language.

Songhees Nation Introductory Workshop

Songhees Wellness Center 1100 Admirals Rd., Victoria , British Columbia, Canada

The WAYK team will visit with Songhees First Nation to provide a 6-day introductory workshop for their Lekwungen Language team. The workshop will be conducted over two weekends (Friday-Sunday) in early February. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all six days of the workshop. February 3-5, 2017 February 10-12, 2017

5th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC 5)

Hawaii Imin International Conference Center 1777 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, United States

The 5th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC), “Vital Voices: Linking Language & Wellbeing,” will be held March 2-5, 2017, at the Hawaiʻi Imin International Conference Center on the campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The 5th ICLDC is hosted by the Department of Linguistics and the National Foreign Language Resource... Read more »

St. Paul Island Spring Visit

St. Paul Island Civic Center St. Paul , AK, United States

In partnership with Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI, supported by ANEP) and the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA, supported by ANA) the WAYK team returns to St. Paul Island for 10 days in March. During this spring visit, the WAYK team will continue to provide training and support for members of the local core team who have worked with WAYK during many... Read more »

Kodiak Spring Visit

Afognak Native Corporation 300 Alimaq Drive, Kodiak, AK, United States

The WAYK team will visit with the Alutiiq language team in Kodiak, Alaska to support them in the first year of their ANA Native Language Community Coordination Project. We are excited to check in with the team as they embark on this five-year project and work to develop a new Alutiiq Language Nest for pre-school aged children in... Read more »

Atka Spring Visit

Atka Village Atka , AK, United States

In partnership with APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) and the Atka IRA, and with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Atka for 10 days of sessions in May. During this visit, the WAYK team will provide additional training and support for members of the local core team who attended previous WAYK workshops and participated in our 2016... Read more »

Anchorage Spring Visit

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Anchorage , AK, United States

In partnership with APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) and with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Anchorage for 10 days of sessions in May 2017. We will continue to work with the Niiĝuĝim Tunuu and Qawalangim Tunuu language teams based in Anchorage and Wasilla. As always, our goal is to work with small groups of learners... Read more »

WAYK 2017 Summer Language Intensive

St. Paul Island Civic Center St. Paul , AK, United States

This summer the WAYK team, including at least 3 WAYK interns, and members of the regional Unangam Tunuu core team will travel to St. Paul Island to work with a team of local speakers and youths, organized by Aquilina Lestenkof and Anna Melovidov. The primary goals of the Summer Intensive (May 28th-August 20th) will be increased... Read more »

W̱SÁNEĆ Introductory Workshop

W̱SÁNEĆ School Board 7449 West Saanich Rd., Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada

The WAYK team will visit with SENĆOŦEN language teachers and learners to provide a 5-day introductory workshop in partnership with the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board. Beyond an introduction to the essentials of WAYK, the workshop will focus on strategies for immersion sessions, particularly those that might be useful for adult learners, both for participants in the SENĆOŦEN Master... Read more »

Atka Fall Visit 2017

Atka Village Atka , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) enters the third year of their three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Atka for 10 days of sessions in the fall of 2017. During this visit, the WAYK team will provide additional training and support for members of the local core team who attended... Read more »

Anchorage Fall Visit 2017

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Anchorage , AK, United States

As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) enters the third year of their three-year language initiative with support from ANA (the Administration for Native Americans), the WAYK team returns to Anchorage for 10 days of sessions in the fall of 2017. The WAYK team will continue to work with the Niiĝuĝim Tunuu and Qawalangim Tunuu language teams based in... Read more »