Recent studies of American Indian dialects of English have focused on efforts to determine whether the sources of such dialectal variation lie in interference from the native languages or in developmental errors in the acquisition of English. The implication of both assumptions is that educational intervention and the passage of time can eradicate…

Designed for both the specialist and nonspecialist, the book provides a synthesis of Southwestern Indian culture based on long familiarity with the people. Chapter 1 describes the physical aspects of American Indians, land and Aboriginal inhabitants, and development of socio-religious patterns. Chapter II is about Pueblo Peoples (Tanoans,…

The article briefly summarizes criteria established by law for those interested in the general procedure for instituting an American Indian bilingual education program. Title VII Elementary and Secondary Education Act projects serving American Indians and Alaskan Natives are also listed. (KM)

The article considers some of the unique social, linguistic, economic, political, and organizational factors that affect American Indian education. (KM)

This volume of Alaskan folktales contains eight stories written in English and Gwich'in. The book is designed with the English and Gwich'in versions facing each other on opposite pages. It is illustrated with line drawings. (CLK)

Saskatchewan's history of the first Canadians is presented in this 1970 document. Early contributions of these Indians are discussed in terms of food, medicine, democracy, fine arts, language, and culture. Sections of the document are devoted to (1) ancient pursuits during the Ice Age, Agassiz Age, Age of Transition, Age of Diversity, Christian…

During May 1969 fieldwork for the National Study of American Indian Education was conducted at a Catholic school in Menominee County, Wisconsin. Data were collected by draw-a-man, student questionnaires, semantic differential, achievement test data, and interviews for 78 Menominee Indian students (55% female; 44% male). This report discussed…

To Indianize schools, fill them with Indian teachers, then place Indian administrators in charge. (Author)

Reviews the history of the oldest newspaper in Oklahoma which was founded in 1876 to reflect Indian society and concerns. (FL)

Examines "Logan's Oration" as an example of native American speechmaking and reaffirms this piece of rhetoric as a useful sample of native oratory and a culturally authentic artifact. (JMF)

When the movement for "English Only" began some years ago, the author told participants at a bilingual education workshop that he was against it. He was rendered momentarily mute because he had thought that the English Only proponents could not curtail the freedom of expression guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The way he understood…

Language shift among New Mexico Pueblo Indians threatens the loss of their oral-based cultures. Language revival for many Pueblos has resulted in school programs in which students are easily accessible and teachers are accountable to tribes rather than the state. Finding "Pueblo space" for the Native language in school, where it was…

Indigenous-language education is critical in the rural and small-town communities with mixed native and non-native populations that constitute the headwaters of many dying tongues. Emerging from interviews conducted in 2002 and 2003 on the Flathead Indian Reservation with 89 study participants holding diverse perspectives is the need for a…

This annotated listing cites guides, journal articles, research reports, reference materials, and conference papers and proceedings on evaluating bilingual education programs for American Indians. Items cited were published between 1969-81. The listing is the latest in a series of bibliographies derived from a computerized database, Bilingual…

A cursory examination of place names on a map of South Dakota does not reflect the important role that Indians have played in the state and their relation to the land framed by its borders. Only three towns with populations over 1,000 bear names that clearly come from Indian languages: Sioux Falls, Sisseton, and Yankton. The hostile relationship…