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Whitefoot, Patricia – National Indian Education Association, 2010
In this testimony, Patricia Whitefoot talks on behalf of the National Indian Education Association with regard to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization and addressing the needs of diverse students. Native education has made significant strides since NIEA's founding. Native education, however, still faces enormous challenges,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, American Indian Education
Lockette, Tim – Teaching Tolerance, 2010
There is no "typical" rural teacher. But wherever rural teachers are, they struggle against mighty forces, and they often struggle alone. This article provides a glimpse into the lives of three teachers in diverse, far-flung settings: Haralson County High School in northern Georgia, Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Reservation…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Education, Teaching Conditions, Educational Environment
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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
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Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed.; Hui, Wendy, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
These proceedings contain the papers and poster of the 6th International Conference on Educational Technologies 2019 (ICEduTech 2019), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the Lingnan University, in Hong Kong, February 8-10, 2019. ICEduTech is the scientific…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Reflection, Computer Mediated Communication
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Taylor, Josiah; Plaice, Evie; Perley, Imelda – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2010
In this paper, we share phenomena experienced by a multi-cultural research team working collaboratively with Wolastoq (Maliseet) First Nations Elders to document rapidly disappearing Wolastoq language, culture, and knowledge. This knowledge will ultimately be stored in databanks for future educational, community, and heritage use. Embedded within…
Descriptors: Ethics, Canada Natives, Educational Research, American Indians
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Johansen, Bruce E. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2012
For the state of Washington's one-hundredth birthday, in 1989, Native peoples there decided to revive a distinctive mode of transportation--long-distance journeys by canoe--along with an entire culture associated with it. Born as the "Paddle to Seattle," during the past two decades these canoe journeys have become a summertime staple for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transportation, Water, Recreational Activities
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Cohen, Erik; Allen, Ann – Educational Policy, 2013
This article explores the impact of standardization policies of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 on the American Indian/Alaska Native community and the ability of educational policy to promote sovereignty, liberty and equity within indigenous communities. Examining current research and data generated from the National Indian Education…
Descriptors: Standards, Language Maintenance, Federal Indian Relationship, Educational Policy
de Jong Boudreault, Lynda J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation is a comprehensive description of the grammar of Sierra Popoluca (SP, aka Soteapanec), a Mixe-Zoquean language spoken by approximately 28,000 people in Veracruz, Mexico. This grammar begins with an introduction to the language, its language family, a typological overview of the language, a brief history of my fieldwork, and the…
Descriptors: Phonology, Verbs, Nouns, Syntax
Delforge, Ann Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation describes the phonetic characteristics of a phenomenon that has previously been denominated "unstressed vowel reduction" in Andean Spanish based on the spectrographic analysis of 40,556 unstressed vowels extracted from the conversational speech of 150 residents of the city of Cusco, Peru. Results demonstrate that this…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Phonetics, Vowels, Form Classes (Languages)
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Tree, Erich Fox – Sign Language Studies, 2009
This article examines sign languages that belong to a complex of indigenous sign languages in Mesoamerica that K'iche'an Maya people of Guatemala refer to collectively as Meemul Tziij. It explains the relationship between the Meemul Tziij variety of the Yukatek Maya village of Chican (state of Yucatan, Mexico) and the hitherto undescribed Meemul…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Maya (People), Sign Language, Foreign Countries
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McCarthy, Theresa – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2010
Among the Haudenosaunee, the clan system is an ancient tradition of matrilineal descent that has maintained the social, political, economic, and spiritual cohesion of the people for centuries. Following the American Revolution and the relocation of large numbers of Haudenosaunee people from America's traditional homelands in what is now New York…
Descriptors: Citizenship, American Indian Languages, Foreign Countries, Leadership
Park, Jessica E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Native languages are disappearing quickly in this country, but there are many programs that are underway trying to save Native languages before they are gone. One such program is the Euchee/Yuchi Language Project which uses a modified version of the Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program (MALLP). Elder language speakers, masters, and younger…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Language Maintenance, Program Evaluation, Observation
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Perez-Aguilera, Dulce Abigail; Figueroa-Helland, Leonardo E. – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2011
This article critiques the evolution of higher education in Mexico in light of the political "change" that led to the establishment of Intercultural Universities (IUs) for Indigenous communities. We argue that the "change" touted by the post-2000 regime isn't as profound or beneficial as claimed. Although IUs embody valuable…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Disadvantaged, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries
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Azuara, Patricia; Reyes, Iliana – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
In Mexico almost ten million people speak an indigenous language. Recognizing the pluralistic nature of the nation, the Mexican Constitution mandates bilingual-intercultural education; in reality, however, the school system typically imposes the Spanish language and dominant culture on indigenous children. For these children their academic success…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Indigenous Populations, Written Language, Maya (People)
New Mexico Public Education Department, 2018
In compliance with the Indian Education Act (NMSA1976 Section 22), the purpose of the Tribal Education Status Report (TESR) is to inform stakeholders of the Public Education Department's (PED) current initiatives specific to American Indian students and their educational progress. This report examines both the current conditions and recent trends…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, American Indian Education, Educational Legislation, Public Education
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