Volume 4, No. 4 – Spring 1993
An interview with Bill Leap, a professor of anthropology at American University. Leap believes a community committed to language restoration can revive endangered languages.
Writer and photographer Eric Haase chronicles the loss and recovery of the Lakota language in one family.
Nearly erased in boarding schools, the Lakota language is being celebrated by a new generation of educators.
When we speak of the “culture” that Navajos love and revere, much of what we refer to is something built of the brick and mortar of language: songs, prayers, laws, tales, greetings, introductions, cures, blessings, directions, recipes, jokes, philosophy, history, teachings and more.
In tribal colleges, older students are the rule, not the exception. If Arlene Fogg and Steve Waupekenay are any indication, the older students are often motivated to better not only their own lives but also their families’.
As tribal colleges add teacher education programs, those involved with shaping the content of such programs need to act with caution and be aware of the ideological orientation reflected in the structures of established teacher education programs. This paper outlines a proposed additional knowledge base that can be adopted by beginning teachers of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
Fifteen Case Studies of Successful Small Northern Businesses
by Wanda A. Wuttunee
McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal.
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