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Andersen-Spear, Doreen – Sharing Our Pathways, 2003
The Inupiaq of Alaska's North Slope are the first Inupiaq to have achieved self-government. The greatest significance of home rule is that it enables the Inupiaq to regain control of their children's education. The North Slope Borough schools must implement a bilingual and bicultural program that teaches children in their Inupiat language, with…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Cultural Maintenance