Building a Curriculum: Milestones and the Fluency Freeway
One of the most useful things that I have worked on during my summer with WAYK that I will bring back with me to help with my own languages is… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Niiĝuĝim Tunuu
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 »
Cameo Post: Meet Will Monroe (Again!)
Will Monroe, who made a short cameo appearance in Anchorage for the 2018 Summer Intensive wrote about his summer experience in July 2018. Aang, everyone! Will Monroe here, and I’m back in… Read more »
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 »
Guest Post: Meet Unangam Tunuu Intern Timothy
My name is Timothy A. Zaochney and I’m from Atka, Alaska. I’ve been doing the Niiĝuĝim Tunuu language program for three years. I’m joining the team this summer in Anchorage… Read more »
Guest Post: Meet Unangam Tunuu Intern Junior
Hi, my name is Junior Golodoff. I’m from Atka, Alaska. This here is my third year with the Summer Language Intensive. I’m joining the team as an APICDA intern. What got… Read more »
Guest Post: Meet Ungangm Tunuu Intern Bobbi
Hello, my name is Bobbi Dushkin. I got involved with the language project 2 years ago when Crystal came up to me at a Christmas party and asked if I… Read more »
Guest Post: Meet Unangam Tunuu Intern Nate
Hello, my name is Nathaniel. I am from Atka, Alaska. For those who don’t know where Atka is located, Atka is a very remote island westward on the Aleutian chain…. 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 »
Meet the 2018 Summer Language Intensive Team
Meet the 2018 Summer Intensive team that is joining WAYK in Anchorage, Alaska to work with Unangam Tunuu, an endangered Alaska Native language.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Report from the Road: Anchorage (October 2015)
The WAYK team returned to Anchorage in October of 2015 for our biannual visit to work with the many members of the Unangam Tunuu core team that live in the… Read more »