This will be the third time that WAYK visits four communities in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands in partnership with APIA. While all workshops will serve to develop the regional core team's WAYK skills, the visit to St. Paul will focus on curriculum development, the visit to Atka will focus on fluency skills, and the workshops in King Cove... Read more »
In partnership with the Tanana Tribal Council and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Tok Center, the Doyon Foundation will bring WAYK to the interior of Alaska for three workshops. The Tanana and Tok trainings will focus on the process of creating a community of language teaching and learning experts. The Fairbanks training will provide an introduction to WAYK for newcomers and a... Read more »
WAYK meets with the language team working on Mountain Maidu (Majdy, Tosajdom) at Susanville Rancheria to present a workshop and practice key WAYK language learning and teaching strategies. Language advocates from neighboring communities (including Greenville Rancheria, Pitt River, and Wašiw) will also attend.
In partnership with the Doyon Foundation, WAYK returns to Alaska to keep working with several of the many Athabascan languages in the interior. This two week visit focuses on continuing training for participants of past workshops, especially small group coaching for language push/pull (teaching & learning) skills with four languages: Hän, Denaakk’e (Koyukon), Gwich'in, and Deg Xinag. In... Read more »
With support from Doyon Limited and the Tanana Tribal Council, WAYK returns to Tanana to provide additional training and support for learners of Denaakk'e (Koyukon Athabascan) who attended previous WAYK workshops. The WAYK team will work with small teams of learners and speakers, coaching and assisting with immersion sessions around the kitchen table.
This introductory WAYK workshop will focus on techniques that can be used inside and outside of the classroom. The workshop is designed to support the beginning of ANHC's three-year project with Yup'ik and Inupiaq.
Where Are Your Keys? visits the Bryn Mawr School to present about language revitalization in general and our work with Native languages specifically. The WAYK team will also be joining in on Latin classes throughout the day.
Where Are Your Keys? is coming to Baltimore! We'll be visiting with friends and players of WAYK in the area! If you are interested in WAYK and live in or around Baltimore, let us know!
The WAYK team will present about "Language and Community Revitalization Techniques" to Kodiak and Chugach Alutiiq language advocates.
The WAYK team will present an introductory workshop for learners and speakers of Sugt'stun, outlining key techniques for language push/pull (teaching & learning), lesson development, and creating immersion interactions.
As WAYK prepares to depart for St. Paul Island and the beginning of the 2015 Summer Intensive, the team will be in Anchorage! We'll be visiting with friends and players of WAYK in the area. If you are interested in WAYK and live in or around Anchorage, let us know!
The Anchorage School District's Title VII Indian Education Program brings Where Are Your Keys? as part of their language instructor professional development in preparation for their summer programs. The WAYK team will present a basic workshop teachers of several languages, focusing on key techniques for teaching inside and outside of the classroom, as well as lesson development, and creating... Read more »
Sponsored by APIA (the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Association) and ACSPI (the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island). The WAYK team will be spending 11 weeks on St. Paul working with Unangam Tunuu.
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 three communities: Atka, Anchorage, and St. Paul Island. These visits will provide additional training and support for members of the regional core team who attended previous WAYK workshops... Read more »
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 three communities: Atka, Anchorage, and St. Paul Island. These visits will provide additional training and support for members of the regional core team who attended previous WAYK workshops... Read more »
Following our APIA workshop, the team will be in Anchorage! We'll be visiting with WAYK players in the area as well as stopping by the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Convention (October 15-17). If you are interested in WAYK and live in or around Anchorage, let us know!
Following an Introductory Workshop in May, the WAYK team returns to Port Graham for two weeks in October to support local efforts in further developing Master-Apprentice Teams for Sugt'stun. We will also visit with the neighboring community, Nanwalek. The WAYK team will work with small teams of learners and speakers, coaching and assisting with immersion sessions... Read more »
On our return trip from Port Graham, the team will be stopping in Seldovia. We'll be visiting with community members who are interested in learning more about WAYK. If you are interested in joining and live in or around Seldovia, let us know!
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 three communities: Atka, Anchorage, and St. Paul Island. These visits will provide additional training and support for members of the regional core team who attended previous WAYK workshops... Read more »
In partnership with the Doyon Foundation, WAYK returns to the Fairbanks region to keep working with some of the many Athabascan languages in the interior of Alaska. This four-week visit focuses on continued training for participants of past workshops, especially small group immersion sessions. The first two weeks of this visit will be focused on Gwich'in. The Gwich'in training will begin... Read more »
