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Peer reviewedPaulsen, Rhonda L. – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 2003
Aboriginal literacy encompasses oral tradition, culture, language, identity, and world view in addition to the written word, and is a process of lifelong learning, much of which occurs beyond school walls. When defining Native literacy, one must move away from measuring Aboriginal students by Euro-Western definitions and move toward a balanced,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Needs, Hegemony
