Madeline’s Reflections on the Summer
Madeline Snigaroff, who joined the team for the 2018 Summer Intensive in Anchorage sent us this update in November. It’s been four months since I left Anchorage, and I now find myself… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Atka
The Best Part of My WAYK Experience
When I sat down to write my blog reflecting on the summer of 2016, I knew it would be a difficult blog to write. I have never been someone who… Read more »
WAYK Summer Team Introduction: Madeline Snigaroff
About a year ago I went to a social dance event at my university, and on the very last waltz happened to strike up a conversation with my partner, a… Read more »
Guest Post: Nate’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
Aang! Amilaayam Tunuu ilan Nathaniel asax̂takuq. Unangam Tunuu ilan Tanĝaaĝix̂ asax̂takuq. I am from Anchorage, Alaska but I live in Atka, Alaska. I go to Yakov E. Netsvetov School. I… Read more »
Guest Post: Timothy’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
My name is Timothy and I am 15 years old. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska and I was raised in Atka. I go to Yakov Netsvetov School and I… Read more »
Guest Post: Junior’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
Aang! My name is Junior and I’m from Atka, Alaska. I go to school at Yakov E. Netsvetov School. The reason why I was interested in this Summer Language Intensive… Read more »
WAYK Summer Schedule (Updated!)
It can be hard to imagine what a language revitalization summer looks like, but working to strengthen a language is a full-time endeavor. Here’s an updated look at what to… Read more »
Technique: Spare the Fairies
Learning another language is tough—new sounds that our mouths are not used to pronouncing, unfamiliar words, and grammar structures that just don’t feel normal. It is completely natural to want… Read more »
Robyn’s Chinuk Wawa Language Adventure 2.2
I’m happy to report that I finally hit one of my milestone conversations in chinuk wawa! I can make, and explain how to make, one of my favourite desserts–rice krispie… Read more »
Technique: Let It Go!
Before I tell you about the WAYK Technique Let It Go, I am going to talk about what a Technique is. A Technique is a tool or strategy we use… Read more »
Why We Use Sign Language
Perhaps one of the most common questions I have had about Where Are Your Keys is about Sign Language and why we use it so much for language learning. Some… Read more »
How It’s “Biin” So Far
At the time I’m writing this post, it’s nearing the halfway point of my internship with WAYK and my summer in the community of Atka, Alaska. As the days go… Read more »
Use It Or Lose It
If you don’t use it you’ll lose it. That age-old adage we hear, especially about language learning, means that if you don’t speak the languages you know you will forget… Read more »
Immersion Bubbles: Finding Comfort and Fun in the Uncomfortable
By way of the prior experience I’ve gained through my involvement in the language revitalization efforts taking place within my own community, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, I’ve been able to… Read more »
Color-Coding at the WAYK house
One of my favourite things so far as a WAYK intern is the color-coded organization of the WAYK house. Months before we arrived in Atka, each member of the WAYK… Read more »
Guest Post: Bobbi’s First Two Weeks in Atka
My first two weeks in Atka learning Niiĝuĝim Tuunu have been interesting. I am learning a whole new lauguage, meeting a lot of new people, eating new things, and learning… Read more »
Robyn’s Chinuk Wawa Language Adventure 2.1
If you’ve been following the WAYK blog for the past year you know that while I was interning last summer Evan, Susanna, and Sky taught Casey and I chinuk wawa… Read more »
Guest Post: Meet Bobbi Dushkin!
This summer, Bobbi Dushkin joins the local team and the WAYK team at the Atka Summer Intensive as APIA’s regional intern. We are thrilled that she’s here! Hello my name… Read more »
WAYK Unangam Tunuu Summer Intensive 2.0
My name is Robyn and this will be my second summer as a WAYK intern. Last summer I was a WAYK intern helping out with the Unangam Tunuu project on… Read more »
Intern Introduction: Samuel Catanach
Bahpibo! (Hello!) My name is Samuel and I am from P’osuwaegeh Owingeh (meaning ‘Water Drinking Place Village’), more commonly known as the Pueblo of Pojoaque, a Tewa speaking American Indian… Read more »