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Indigenous Youth Bilingualism from a Yup'ik Perspective
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Charles, Walkie – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2009
The growing distance between heritage languages and youth has become a constant point of discourse between Elders in Indigenous communities and those who could listen. Since Western contact, the pursuit for a "better life" through formal schooling has institutionalized Indigenous youth, separating them from their homelands and broadening…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Residential Schools, American Indian Languages, Educational Attainment
Information Technology and Indigenous People
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Dyson, Laurel, Ed.; Hendriks, Max, Ed.; Grant, Stephen, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2007
Information Technology and Indigenous People provides theoretical and empirical information related to the planning and execution of IT projects aimed at serving indigenous people. It explores many cultural concerns with IT implementation, including language issues and questions of cultural appropriateness, and brings together cutting-edge…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge
An Overview of Alaska Native Bilingual Education. Topics in Culture Learning, Vol. 2.
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Orvik, James M. – 1975
The purposes of this paper are to: (1) describe the general linguistic situation in Alaska, (2) describe the bilingual education situation, and (3) discuss the effectiveness of the bilingual education programs and give an idea of the potential of bilingual education as a social force in Alaska. Much of the information is summarized in a number of…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education