Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice In Our Mother's Voice [Paperback]

What is the philosophy that should drive native education policy and practice? In July 1997 a group of native educational leaders from the United States (including Alaska and Hawai'i), Canada, Australia, and New Zealand gathered to define a potential solution to this question. This book passes on the individual educational philosophies of the participants and captures the essence of each in a dynamic, transformational, and holistic model-- Go to the Source --which forwards a collective vision for a native language- and culture-based educational philosophy that native educational leaders and teachers, policymakers, and curriculum developers can use to ground their work. For more information visit http://ed-web2.educ.msu.edu/voice/
Contents: J. Spring,From the Series Editor. V. Johnson,Foreword. Preface. M.K.P. Benham, J.E. Cooper,Gathering Together to Travel to the Source: A Vision for a Language and Culture-Based Educational Model. OUR DIFFERENT PATHS TO THE SOURCE:^R Transitions I: Path to a Native Epistemology--The Lightning Tree.K. Cherrington,Building a Child-Centered Model: An Indigenous Model Must Look to the Future. J. Armstrong,A Holistic Education, Teachings From the Dance-House: We Cannot Afford to Lose One Native Child. L. Aranga-Low,Grounding Vision on the Three Baskets of Knowledge: Kia ora ai te iwi Maori. Transition II: Path to Native Language and Cultural Revitalization: Everything You Need to Know Is in the Language. S. Keahi,Advocating for a Stimulating and Language-Based Education: If You Don't Learn Your Language Where Can You Go Home To? D. Kipp,A Commitment to Language-Based Education: Among the Gifts We Can Give Our Children Is Our Cultural Traditions. K. Silva,Revitalizing Culture and Language: Returning to the 'Aina. G. Kiernan,Building an Indigenous Langual“\