Lakota Language Survival and Restoration: Lessons from the Boarding School.

Soldier, Lydia Whirlwind

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ERIC Number: EJ473123

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Lakota Language Survival and Restoration: Lessons from the Boarding School.

Soldier, Lydia Whirlwind

Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v4 n4 p24-25 Spr 1993

Offers recollections of boarding school experiences that encouraged students to think negatively about their own language. Highlights efforts at Sinte Gleska University to integrate language and culture in training Lakota linguists and teachers. Presents recommendations and warnings about Lakota language instruction in public schools. (DMM)

Descriptors: American Indian Education, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Native Language Instruction, Personal Narratives, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Community

Language: English

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