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Watahomigie, Lucille J.; And Others – 1982
A first and modest beginning toward a grammar of the Hualapai language, a Pai branch of the Yuman language family, this reference book is intended for use by: the Hualapai people to reaffirm the vitality of their language; the Hualapai teachers in their preparation of language materials for teaching; younger Haulapais to find the regularity and…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Function Words, Grammar, Morphemes
Hunter, Sally; And Others – 1981
Designed in consultation with Ojibwe elders and tested with students of all ages, the illustrated bilingual booklet uses rhyming "guess who" English riddles with Ojibwe translations to teach about the special characteristics and centrality of 20 woodland animals in American Indian culture. Animals included are the bald eagle, bear,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1985
Maps, photographs, and illustrations are included in this introductory history of Indians in Washington state. The tribal groups of the area are classified by geographic and cultural region as Coastal, Puget Sound, and Plateau tribes, and the majority of the resource booklet provides information about the history and culture of each group.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Languages, American Indian Reservations
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Bilingual Education. – 1986
Featuring supernatural events and relationship between man and nature, this collection of 15 Seneca stories is presented in English and Seneca versions with 12 full-page illustrations. The stories are adaptations from "Seneca Fiction, Legends and Myths" originally compiled by Jeremiah Curtain and J. N. B. Hewitt following field research…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indian Literature
Zepeda, Ofelia – 1983
A Papago grammar, intented to help Papago and other junior high, high school and college students learn and appreciate the language and give linguists an overview of the language, contains background information on the language and the book, two grammar units, a unit of five conversations in Papago, and a section of supplementary material. Text…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Acquisition
Toothman, Maryann; Jensen, Denise – 1980
An intermediate or junior high level unit on Indians indigenous to Iowa focuses on history, culture, and cultural conflict between the Indians and white Americans. Many of the materials can be adapted for use in other states or for a more general unit on American Indians. Twenty lessons cover the location of Iowa; prehistoric Iowa; Indian society…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indian Reservations, American Indian Studies