Indigenous education and empowerment : international perspectives / edited by Ismael Abu-Saad and Duane Champagne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abu-Saad, Ismael, 1958-

Champagne, Duane.

Series:

Contemporary Native American communities ; v. 17.

Contemporary Native American communities ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Education.

Indians of North America.

Athapascan Indians--Education.

Athapascan Indians.

Multicultural education--North America.

Multicultural education.

Community education--North America.

Community education.

Education and state--North America.

Education and state.

North America.

Physical Description:

ix, 197 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Altamira Press, [2006]

Summary:

This insightful volume is an important contribution to our understanding of indigenous empowerment through education. Indigenous peoples have often been confronted with educational systems that ignore their cultural and historical perspectives. Largely unsuccessful projects of assimilation have been the predominant outcome of indigenous communities' encounters with state schools, as many indigenous students do not aspire to conform to mainstream cultural norms. The authors work in the fields of education and social development around the world. Their goal is to create a new foundation for implementing specialized indigenous/minority education worldwide and to engage the simultaneous projects of cultural preservation and social integration. This work is vital reading for scholars in Native American studies, ethnic studies, and education.

Contents:

Introduction: Seeking common ground through education / Duane Champagne and Ismael Abu-Saad

Athabaskan education : the case of Denendeh past, present and future / Noeline Villebrun

Four directions for Indian education : curriculum models for Lakota and Dakota teaching and learning / James V. Fenelon and Dorothy LeBeau

Deconstructing captivities : indigenous women reshaping education and justice / Sylvia Marcos

Decolonizing Athabaskan education : aboriginal and treaty rights in Denendeh / C.D. James Paci

Hear the silenced voices and make that relationship : issues of relational ethics in aboriginal contexts / Nathalie Piquemal

Identity formation among indigenous youth in majority-controlled schools : Palestinian Arabs in Israel / Ismael Abu-Saad

Education, culture and nation building : development of the tribal learning community and educational exchange / Duane Champagne

TalanoaMālie : social and educational empowerment for Tongans by Tongans in the 'Pasifika' education proposal / Linita Manu'atu and Mere Kēpa

Articulating indigenous people's culture in education / Leah Enkiwe Abayao.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0759108943

0759108951

OCLC:

61151546