Crossing mountains : Native American language education in public schools /
Crossing Mountains provides important insights about integrating Native-language learning into public education. Using case studies of school districts on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, Phyllis Ngai argues that carefully designed and inclusive Native-language programs can benefit commun...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
AltaMira Press,
©2012.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780759121249 0759121249 1280647868 9781280647864 9786613633910 6613633917 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the place and the challenge
- The context of Native American language education in Montana
- How can public schools help?: a local inquiry
- Salish language education: a record of heroic steps in the face of steep obstacles
- Collaborative possibilities for enhancing Native American language education: grassroots suggestions
- Churchill School District: the balancing act
- Elkhorn School District: leading the way
- Mountainview School District: breaking the barriers
- Building a bridging Native American language curriculum
- Native American language learning as place-based multicultural education.