When Tribal Sovereignty Challenges Democracy: American Indian Education and the Democratic Ideal.

Lomawaima, K. Tsianina; McCarty, Teresa L.

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ERIC Number: EJ654813

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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When Tribal Sovereignty Challenges Democracy: American Indian Education and the Democratic Ideal.

Lomawaima, K. Tsianina; McCarty, Teresa L.

American Educational Research Journal, v39 n2 p279-305 Sum 2002

Critical historical analysis of the apparently contradictory policies and practices within American Indian education reveals a patterned response to cultural and linguistic diversity, as the federal government has attempted to distinguish "safe" from "dangerous" Indian practices. (SLD)

Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Democracy, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Policy, Tribal Sovereignty

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue on Education and Democracy.