This primary level reader is part of a series of materials developed for beginning reading instruction in Barrow Inupiaq. Each page consists of a drawing and brief text. It is a revision of an earlier version of the same title. (AMH)

This is the first in a two-volume basic course in Guarani, the indigenous language of Paraguay. The volume consists of an introduction to the Guarani language, some general principles for adult language-learning, and ten instructional units. Because the goal of the course is to encourage and lead the learner to communicate in Guarani in class and…

This volume of the basic course in Guarani (the indigenous language of Paraguay) contains the core stage, or class-instructional phase, of the ten units presented in Volume One. These units contain explanations, exercises, dialogues, various types of pattern drills, suggestions for games and communication activities, and various types of…

The teaching of writing in the American Indian-English bilingual classroom is hampered in that most Amerindian languages have only recently been alphabetized. There are two problems: (1) What standard or orthography will be adopted? (2) What standards of style will be developed? Usually, there are several different writing systems for any one…

The papers in this volume represent revised versions of presentations made at the First Workshop on Yuman Languages held at the University of California, San Diego, June 17-21, 1975. The focus was on the area of syntax, where the least amount of published information had previously been available. Papers presented were: "Syntactic Diversity…

This elementary reader in Dena'ina Athapascan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated in pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This elementary reader in Central Kayukan Athapascan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This primer in White Mountain Inupiat is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

A cross section of Athabascan life as related by eight inhabitants of Lime Village, Alaska, is given in this document. The short narratives are printed in English and in Dena'ina. Illustrations accompany the text. The stories tell of making eagle feather robes, birchbark or mooseskin boats, a raincoat from black bear intestines, and boots from…

This is a brief, illustrated story in Kobuk Inupiaq, intended for reading instruction on the intermediate level. It is part of a series designed for reading instruction in Kobuk Inupiaq. (AM)

This is the final report of one of three studies in an overall project entitled "Evaluation of Bilingual Education Programs." This study was sponsored in response to a need for more information regarding bilingual-bicultural education for other than Spanish language groups. The study's objectives were to: (1) identify the major issues…

The morphological structure of the nouns in Yupik Eskimo is highly complex. Past attempts at its classification are recapitulated, and a new analysis is proposed within the theoretical framework of generative phonology. The new classification is informative: it reveals the innate structures underlying the various noun types, and also provides…

In this study the languages and culture of the Salish Indians of the northwestern United States are used to examine some of the relationships which obtain between language and culture. An introductory chapter provides justification for the study and discusses the statistical methodology used. In Chapter II the history of the Salish languages is…

A program of planned intervention to facilitate language growth in kindergarten children at Cheyenne Eagle Butte was conducted during the 1970-71 school year. The study sample consisted of the students in 2 kindergarten classes, one considered low and one considered high, as judged by family economic background, Headstart experience, and…

Compiled and edited by the Museum and Research Department of the Navajo Tribe in 1972, the text provides information about the Navajo Indians and their vast reservation. Major areas covered include Navajo history and customs, religion, arts and crafts, Navajo tribal government and programs, Navajoland and places to go, 7 wonders of the Navajo…