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Bilinguisme et biculturalisme chez les atikamekw

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Sarrasin
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, 1994, pp. 165-181
Outlines motivations for bilingual instruction, curriculum, and difficulties involved in implementation, and argues that such a program will eventually lead to a hybrid language and culture.
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Breaths of History

Theses
Author/Creator
Laura May Auger
Educational Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999.
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British Columbia Indian Languages: A Crisis of Silence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan Haig-Brown
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 57-67
Discusses the importance of preserving and maintaining the remaining Indian languages for cultural continuity and survival.
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Caknernarqutet

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Sharp
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 6-11
An Yup'ik speaker describes her personal struggle as a student and later as a teacher in an English speaking classroom.
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A Case Study: Self-Determination and Indian Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Adams
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, January 1974, pp. [21-27]
Defines and offers a history of self-determination, and cites Rough Rock Demonstration School as the first Native American controlled school.
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Change in School and Community Attitudes in an Athapaskan Village

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos J. Ovando
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 43-59
Compares 1983 to 1992 findings which focused questions on the purpose of schooling, community loyalty, ethnic identity and schools.
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A Closer Look at TESL on the Reservations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne J. Weaver
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 6, no. 2, January 1967, pp. [26-31]
Identifies nine challenges specific to Navajo students learning English.
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Co-constructing Early Childhood Programs Nourished by Inuit Worldviews

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 73-94
Contends that Inuit approaches to child rearing should be incorporated into educator training programs.
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[Collected Wisdom: American Indian Education]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deirdre A. Almeida
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 78-80
Book review of: Collected Wisdom by Linda Miller Cleary and Thomas D. Peacock.
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Competing Purposes: Mother Tongue Education Benefits Versus Economic Interests in Rural Zimbabwe

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gamuchirai Tsitsi Ndamba
Micheal M. van Wyk
Josiah C. Sithole
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-22
Studies barriers to implementing the Zimbabwean language education policy in primary school grades and the perception of socio-economic benefits that come with the English language.
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The Contribution of Indigenous Heritage Language Immersion Programs to Healthy Early Childhood Development

Alternate Title
Research Connections Canada 12: Supporting Children and Families
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Research Connections Canada , vol. 12, 2005, pp. 5-20
Examines language programs in two First Nations communities to see if they are suitable for use in the revitalization of languages and early childhood development in other Aboriginal communities. Scroll to p.5 to read article.
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Cooperative Learning With A Computer in a Native Language Class

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth Bennett
Project looks at American Indian elementary school children to see what elements are needed to influence language learning. Shows the importance of teaching in a way that is compatible with the learning style of the home culture.
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Creating Space and Defining Roles: Elders and Adult Yup'ik Immersion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oscar Alexie
Sophie Alexie
Patrick Marlow
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 3, 2009, pp. 1-18
Discusses efforts of a language teaching program that integrated two Alaska Native elders into a summer intensive language teaching program.
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Cree Decision Making Concerning Language: A Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Burnaby
Marguerite MacKenzie
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 22, no. 3, 2001, pp. 191-209
Looks at a pilot project to use Cree as the language of instruction in two communities.
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Cree Language Lessons

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grant Neufeld
Lessons from A Cree Phrase Book, developed for the Indian Metis Project for Careers in Teacher Education (IMPACTE) at Brandon University for use by non-Cree speakers and is based on the dialects of Manitoba.
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The Critical State of Aboriginal Languages in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Creating Power in the Land of the Eagle, 1998, pp. 93-107
Describes the desire to keep Aboriginal languages "protected, preserved, promoted and practiced".
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Cross-Cultural Collaboration for Locally Developed Indigenous Curriculum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
JoAnne W. Putnam
David E. Putnam
Bernard E. Jerome
Ramona Jerome
International Journal of Multicultural Education, vol. 13, no. 2, 2011, pp. 1-18
Looks at the collaboration between Gesgapegiag Mi'gmaq First Nation community school and a northern Maine University to develop a culturally based curriculum to improve educational outcomes.
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Cultural Negotiation and Schooling: New Idea or New Clothing For An Old Idea?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald V. Mohatt
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 172-185
Reviews articles in the special issue, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, discusses barriers to careers in teaching, expanding knowledge base of Indigenous education and the relationship between school change, culture, power and control.
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Culturally Appropriate Curriculum: A Research-based Rationale

Alternate Title
Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tarajean Yazzie
Chapter 4 in: Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education by K. G Swisher and J. Tippeconnic. Research studies of theoretical frameworks, supportive learning environments, communication and interaction style.
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