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August 2018
Kodiak Annual Visit 2018 (Tentative Dates)
Tentative Dates: August 20, 2018 - September 15, 2018 (N.B. At this time, these dates are not confirmed.) WAYK will return to Kodiak for another annual visit from August 20th-September 15th, 2018. The WAYK team will visit with the Tamamta Liitukut language team in Kodiak, Alaska to support them as they enter the third year of their five-year project (supported by an ANA Native Language Community Coordination Project). We are excited to check in with the team as they continue to develop the…
Find out more »May 2018
WAYK 2018 Summer Language Intensive
This summer, the WAYK team, including 4 WAYK interns, will live in Anchorage and work with a team of local and regional speakers and youth from both Eastern and Western speaking communities. The team that comes together in Anchorage will build on the work done since 2015 in St. Paul Island and Atka and will focus on developing and supporting a sustainable language movement in an urban environment. Over the course of the Summer Intensive (May 20th — August 5th), we…
Find out more »April 2018
St. Paul Island Spring Visit 2018 (Tentative Dates)
Tentative Dates: April 22, 2018 - May 6, 2018 (N.B. At this time, these dates are not confirmed.) In partnership with Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI, supported by ANEP and CBSFA) the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA, supported by ANA) the WAYK team returns to St. Paul Island for 15 days in the spring of 2018. During this 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 previous visits, including the 2015…
Find out more »Atka Spring Visit 2018 (Tentative Dates)
Tentative Dates: April 11, 2018 - April 20, 2018 (N.B. At this time, these dates are not confirmed.) As APIA (the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association) continues 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 spring of 2018. 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…
Find out more »March 2018
Alaska Gateway School District Introductory Workshop (Tentative Dates)
Tentative Dates: March 26, 2018 - April 8, 2018 (N.B. At this time, these dates are not confirmed.) The WAYK team will travel to the interior of Alaska in April 2018 to work with teachers, students, and community members in partnership with the Alaska Gateway School District. The school district has schools located in the communities of Dot Lake, Eagle, Tanacross, Tetlin, Tok, Mentasta Lake, and Northway, in addition to offering distance education for rural students. In previous years, WAYK has partnered…
Find out more »Celebrating Salish 2018 Conference
The WAYK team will be traveling to the annual Celebrating Salish Conference, hosted by the Kalispel Tribe. The 2018 Conference is scheduled for March 7-9, 2018. From the conference organizers: "We host the annual Celebrating Salish Conference, which brings together speakers and learners of all Interior Salish languages in the Inland Northwest: Kalispel, Spokane, Colville-Okanagan, Coeur d'Alene, Wenatchee-Columbian, and Montana Salish. Our goals for this conference are to promote new speakers of our native language, collaborate with our neighboring tribal communities, and build ongoing…
Find out more »January 2018
Alaska Native Heritage Center Follow-Up Training 2018
WAYK returns to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for our third follow-up training with their Yup’ik and Iñupiaq teaching teams. In preparation for this training, the WAYK team has visited both Yup'ik and Iñupiaq language classes offered as part of ANHC's current project. This training will continue to focus on incorporating WAYK Techniques into the other language teaching methods in which the instructors have been trained (Total Physical Response and Accelerated Second Language Acquisition). Additionally, the WAYK team will share more demonstration lessons,…
Find out more »Tsleil-Waututh Nation Winter Visit 2018
The WAYK team returns to Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver, BC for 10 weeks in the winter/spring of 2018 to partner with the TWN language department in their work with the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language.
Find out more »November 2017
Kodiak Fall Visit 2017
The WAYK team will visit with the Alutiiq language team in Kodiak, Alaska to support them as they enter the second year of their ANA Native Language Community Coordination Project. We are excited to check in with the team as they continue on their five-year project and work to expand their Alutiiq Language Nest for pre-school aged children in addition to reviewing and strengthening existing curriculum to support elementary, middle school, high school, and college Alutiiq learners.
Find out more »October 2017
St. Paul Island Fall Visit 2017
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 the fall of 2017. During this 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 visits, including the 2015 Summer Language Intensive, St. Paul’s independent 2016 Summer Language Intensive, and our most recent Summer Intensive in 2017. We will work…
Find out more »Anchorage Fall Visit 2017
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 Anchorage and Wasilla. During this visit, the WAYK team will provide additional training and support for members of the local core team who attended previous WAYK workshops. Part of…
Find out more »September 2017
Atka Fall Visit 2017
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 previous WAYK workshops and participated in our 2016 Summer Intensive and in Atka's independent 2017 Summer Intensive. WAYK will continue to support these core team members…
Find out more »August 2017
W̱SÁNEĆ Introductory Workshop
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 Apprentice program and in the adult language classes offered through the Saanich Adult Education Centre.
Find out more »May 2017
WAYK 2017 Summer Language Intensive
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 fluency for all program participants, enhanced teaching and facilitation skills, and the continued development and expansion of the existing Unangam Tunuu curriculum. All participants will be…
Find out more »Anchorage Spring Visit
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 and speakers of both dialects of Unangam Tunuu in short sessions (1-2 hours), in an effort to refine and share existing lessons and curriculum, develop skills…
Find out more »Atka Spring Visit
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 Summer Intensive. WAYK will continue to support these core team members as they implement language curriculum in the local school. We will also continue to…
Find out more »March 2017
Kodiak Spring Visit
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 addition to reviewing and strengthening existing curriculum to support elementary, middle school, high school, and college Alutiiq learners.
Find out more »St. Paul Island Spring Visit
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 visits, including the 2015 Summer Language Intensive and St. Paul’s independent 2016 Summer Language Intensive. Part of this visit will be preparation for the 2017 Summer…
Find out more »5th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC 5)
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 Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The theme of the 5th ICLDC is “Vital Voices: Linking Language & Wellbeing.” Wellbeing is a state of…
Find out more »February 2017
Songhees Nation Introductory Workshop
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
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