ERIC Number: EJ1460399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0161-7761
EISSN: EISSN-1548-1492
Available Date: 2024-08-21
Resetting a Heartbeat: Cultural Transmission and Holistic Learning through Alaska Native Dance
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v56 n1 e12528 2025
I examine the educational properties of Iñupiaq songs and dances showing how they convey critical cultural knowledge, practical skills, and teach the value system of the Iñupiaq people. The practice of Alaska Native dance, a fundamental pedagogical strategy, was limited for 100 years by oppressive colonial forces. Framed in revitalization efforts, I argue for working against this loss through including song and dance in all educational contexts as a holistic departure from Western compartmentalized education.
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Alaska Natives, Singing, Dance, Learning Processes, Educational Strategies, Cultural Maintenance, Holistic Approach, Indigenous Populations, Disadvantaged, Power Structure, Social Discrimination, Cultural Isolation, Indigenous Knowledge, American Indian Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian History
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Alaska
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2206460
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA