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 »
Posts Tagged: Summer Intensive
Guest Post: Meet Unangam Tunuu Intern Alex
My name is Alex, and I am from Anchorage, Alaska. I am currently pursuing my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing at the University of Portland, in Portland, Oregon. I have… Read more »
Cedar Returns to WAYK for a Summer in Alaska
I finally made it to Alaska. My journey with WAYK is 8 years long this year. It started in 2010, searching for ways to survive the language classes I was… Read more »
Robyn Spends Another Summer in Alaska
When I walked up to the immigration counter in Seattle, the officer looked down at my Canadian passport and asked me if I was heading somewhere sunny and 75. I… Read more »
WAYK Summer Team Introduction: Joe Dupris
Who Am I? waq lis ?aad, gew ?a seesas Joseph Dupris. ni ?a mbosaksaawaskni gi. ?ewskni ?an gi, moatt’akkni ?an gi. Big Pine nuumu ?an gi. Mnicoujou Lakota ?an gi…. Read more »
WAYK Summer Team Introduction: Kai Pyle
Aang, taanshi, boozhoo! Mekadebinesikwe indigo, migizi indoodem. Ozhawashko-Wiikwedong indoonjibaa, Gakaabikang dash indaa noongom. My name is Kai Pyle and I am originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Currently, I’m a PhD… 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.
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… Read more »
WAYK Summer Intensive Schedule: 2018 Update
It can be hard to imagine what a language revitalization summer looks like, but working to keep a language alive is a full-time endeavor. Here’s an updated look at what… Read more »
WAYK Summer Intern Expectations: 2018 Update
What you can expect as an intern: You will learn how to use WAYK. One of the main purposes of the WAYK Summer Intensive is to provide comprehensive training in WAYK skills, something… Read more »
Call for WAYK 2018 Interns!
This summer, we are once again fortunate to offer internship opportunities during the 2018 WAYK Summer Intensive. The internship positions are sponsored by our host community (APIA), in partnership with… Read more »
Announcing WAYK’s 2018 Summer Intensive: Anchorage, Alaska!
WAYK is very excited to announce—after months (and years!) of planning with our host community—that our 2018 Summer Intensive will take place in Anchorage, Alaska! In 2018, we will continue… Read more »
Techniques and Metalinguistic Comments
Early on in teaching TQs (Techniques), Evan pointed out that an ASL (American Sign Language) sign can be used in at least two ways in WAYK. For example, the sign… Read more »
Fairy Killing or Linguistics Terminology?
As part of the Summer Language Intensive we took part in an excellent training in archiving practices (see Rachel Sprouse and Talia London’s blogs for more info). During this training,… Read more »
Mind Meadows
“Mind meadows” are an adaptation of Technique: Meadow brought to us by Justin Slocum-Bailey of Indwelling Language. “Imagine you’re on an island,” our leader starts. The room fills with smiles… Read more »
Learning a Language While “Low on Spoons”
If you read many of the WAYK blog posts, you may notice that language learning is a dynamic process that includes dozens of learning techniques, process tools, and juggling short-term… Read more »
Language Hunting vs. Language Documentation
In the last couple of weeks I’ve been learning how to “hunt” language. When I first heard what people meant by “hunt” in WAYK-speak, I wondered: is this what I… Read more »
Why Do We “Hunt” Language?
Why do we “hunt” language? I asked Evan why we use “hunting” as a primary metaphor for the Where Are Your Keys approach to language learning. We use the word… Read more »
Reinventing “Languagization”
One of the things that has struck me so far about this summer has been the “organization” of the team. That word alone doesn’t quite capture what I mean; maybe… Read more »