Volume 38 1998-1999 Contents
- Issue 1 Fall 1998
Edgarita E. Long; John M. Christensen [pp. 1-14]
The literature indicates a need for culturally appropriate speech and language assessment instruments for American Indian/Alaska Native children. Cherokee Indian and Caucasian children whose ages ranged from 3 to 5 years were compared using a parental questionnaire to assess cognitive, linguistic, and socio-communicative skills. Results revealed that Cherokee scores were significantly lower. Differences were age group related with smaller differences for older children. Linguistic skills were most improved in order children. The developmental profile may be different for Cherokee Indian children than for Caucasian children; therefore, testing Cherokee Indian children at age 3 may be too soon to determine of there is or is not a language delay. These differences may reflect cultural differences in parenting rather than a language delay or disorder.
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Judith Towne Hankes; Lydia Whirlwind Solder; Andrea Davis [pp. 15-35]
This study investigated the linguistic structure of Oneida and Lakota language number systems to determine whether the base ten number structure is explicitly communicated in these languages. Two hypotheses grounded the proposal: (a) that the native languages of Oneida and Lakota are more multidigit, base 10, concept specific than English; and (b) that teaching primary grade Oneida and Lakota students in their native language would help them develop better number sense. Study findings suggest that base ten numeracy is more explicit. Further research is needed to determine whether teaching Oneida and Lakota students in their native languages would help them develop better number sense.
Education and the American Indian: The Road to Self Determination Since 1928 by Margaret Connell Szasz
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Celluloid Indians: Native Americans and Film by Jacquelyn Kilpatrick
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- NAVAJO CULTURE AND FAMILY INFLUENCES ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS:
TRADITIONALISM IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PREDICTOR OF ACHIEVEMENT AMONG NAVAJO YOUTH
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Angela A. A. Willeto [pp.1-24]
Navajo youths fare poorly in formal schooling and a key explanation has been sought in their cultural investment in the Navajo way of life. A common assumption asserts that the greater this investment, the more these young people are at risk of educational failure. Results from this field study favor a very different view of the relationship. Using data from 451 young Navajos, it was found that there may be no relationship between the academic achievement and behavior of these young people and their multifaceted involvement in Navajo culture. Data were obtained from these youths during their attendance at 112 schools in the Navajo nation. Youth participation in ritual activities, cultural conventions, and language use was not predictive of their educational failure or disengagement from school. Yet, the family affects academic performance and goals, as does gender. The role of tribal cultures in the education of American Indian youths deserves more thoughtful study. - LEAD AND THE ENVIRONMENT: AN APPROACH TO EDUCATING ADULTS
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Leonard J. S. Tsuji; Evert Nieboer; Jim D. Karagatzides [pp. 25-38]
This study examined the effectiveness of a lead shot environmental education program directed towards adult Cree of the Mushkegowuk Territory. The outcome that was measured was a change in attitude to the lead shot issue, that is, a change of scored state from 0 (participants stating that lead shot was detrimental to the environment, wildlife, and/or people of the region). Forty participants randomly selected at the beginning of the study were scored as 0. On follow-up, all people who were available for interview (Elders 6 of 7; males, 8 of 13, females, 14 of 19) were not scored as 1, illustrating a major change in attitude. Educational strategies (e.g., hands-on activities) developed for adults in the present study have been appropriately modified for school children. - BOOK REVIEW
Counseling the Inupiat Eskimo by Catherine Swan Reimer
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Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education by Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconic III
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- Special Issue - Part 1
- PREFACE [pp. 1-2]
[click here for pdf document] - LAKOTA PERSPECTIVE
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Lydia Whirlwind Soldier [pp. 3-4] - INDIAN EDUCATION REVISITED: A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
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William G. Demmert, Jr. [pp. 5-13] - NAVAJO EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE
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Robert A. Roessel, Jr. [pp. 14-18] - AN ENDURING VOICE IN AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION: THE ARIZONA
STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDIAN EDUCATION, 1959-1999
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Octaviana V. Trujillo and Jeffrey Sheperd [pp. 19-33] - THE EARLY YEARS OF DINE COLLEGE
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Peter Iverson [pp. 34-43] - THE EDUCATION CONNECTION: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TO SHERMAN
ALEXIE
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Peter Iverson [pp. 44-56]
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