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Nicholas, Sheilah E. – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2009
Despite having been immersed in the Hopi culture throughout their lives, many of today's Hopi youth do not understand or speak their heritage language. This article highlights the notion of "affective enculturation"--the development of an emotional commitment to Hopi ideals--cultivated through the myriad practices that comprise the Hopi oral…
Descriptors: Oral Tradition, Ethnography, American Indian Languages, American Indians