One in a series of materials developed to revive the Hupa language and renew knowledge of Hupa culture, this lexicon includes vocabulary, phrases, and stories in Hupa and English. The major portion of the document is an English-Hupa lexicon of basic vocabulary listed alphabetically by the English words. In addition to the Hupa and English terms,…

A vocabulary list provides commonly-used words in the language of the Karuk Indians of northwestern California. Illustrations, handlettered Karuk terms, and English equivalents comprise entries for each of the 156 terms; space is also provided to practice writing each Karuk word. Topics covered include numbers, parts of the body, animals and…

A description of basket weaving techniques and materials used by the Karuk Indians of northwestern California includes illustrations and Karuk language terms so that the booklet may be used to enrich Karuk bilingual classes as well as to interest knowledgeable basketweavers. A section on materials discusses identifying, gathering, and preparing…

This paper examines the relevant literature on American Indian dialectal variations of English and efforts to maintain American Indian languages through bilingual education programs. The preservation of the ancestral Lakota dialect of the Siouan language is discussed in terms of the implications for educational program planning. It is concluded…

In this summary of a dissertation, results of a study of teachers providing bilingual education at a Navajo border town school are reported. Teaching Navajo language and culture in a bordertown school may require much more than language and culture content knowledge, although it is a prerequisite. Teachers must also be aware of family education…

Descriptions of seven diverse bilingual education programs focus on instructional practices that have contributed to the programs' effectiveness as measured by exceptional student achievement, trained observers' perceptions of instructional quality, and the pride of professional staff and parents. The program settings and types include these: (1)…

The educational system developed by the Choctaw Nation during the nineteenth century began with annuity funding from early treaties which ceded Choctaw land to the U.S. and ended with Choctaw loss of control over their schools in 1899 to the U.S. government. Starting in 1818, missionaries from American Protestant denominations became an important…

Students are introduced to Haida vocabulary in this booklet which briefly describes the seasons and traditional seasonal activities of Southeastern Alaska Natives. The first section lists the months in English and Haida; e.g., January is "Taan Kungaay," or "Bear Hunting Month." The second section contains seasonal names in…

Intended for teachers, librarians, and other interested people, the annotated listing contains citations for multimedia resources pertaining to North American Indians, Inuits, and Metis, available from the Manitoba Department of Education Library, Film Services, and School Broadcasts. Titles of over 900 resources, many published since 1960, are…

This reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting with advanced students of Gwich'in Athabascan. It consists of three traditional Athapascan myths. A free translation in English is provided for each story. (NCR)

This illustrated reader is one of a series designed for use in the Alaska State-Operated Schools' bilingual education program. This parallel English-Upper Kuskokwim Athabascan reader is a collection of short stories for intermediate-level reading that were gathered in the village of Nikolai. The stories are illustrated with black-and-white…

This illustrated reader is one in a series designed for use in the Alaska State State-Operated Schools' bilingual education program. This parallel English-Inupiat reader is a collection of short stories for intermediate-level reading that were gathered in the village of Shishmaref. The stories are illustrated with black-and-white drawings. The…

This dissertation is a grammatical sketch of Colville, a Salishan language of eastern Washington. After an introductory chapter on language family, the phonology (consonants, stops, resonants, vowels) is outlined. The chapter on morphology discusses the basic intransitive nature of all roots and the production of transitive, middle, and…

This study is one of a series on cognitive behavior related to lingual types among Navaho children. The present work has aimed at gaining additional descriptive data regarding the effects of lingual types (compound bilinguals, Egnlish-speaking monolinguals, and Navaho-speaking monolinguals) on school achievement as measured by the Metropolitan…

The language competency of members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe encompasses, to varying degrees, the Yaqui language as well as community dialects of Spanish and English. This unique trilingual pattern has been functional for survival needs but has also been a barrier to educational achievement where competency in standard forms of Spanish and English…