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Slwooko, Grace – 1977
Transmitted orally for generations until the Eskimo language became a written one, the eleven St. Lawrence Island legends compiled in this volume for high school students tell of feats that were accomplished through supernatural power. Meant for both entertainment and instruction, the tales convey wise council indirectly through the conversations…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Books, Eskimo Aleut Languages

Kalectaca, Milo; Langacker, Ronald W., Ed. – 1978
Hopi, spoken in northern Arizona, is a member of the large Uto-Aztecan family of American Indian languages, which spreads over vast portions of the western United States and Mexico. The Hopi language textbook is directed at non-specialists who want to learn to speak Hopi or who simply want to learn something about the language. The content of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, Conversational Language Courses, Dialogs (Language)
Lawrence, Erma – 1978
One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Haida with English translations following. The eight dialogues, consisting of three or four questions with replies, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions about…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Elementary Education
Young, Ann; And Others – 1979
One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Tsimshian with English translations following. The eight dialogues, consisting of three or four questions with replies, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Elementary Education
Shea, Esther – 1978
One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Tlingit with English translations following. The 14 dialogues, consisting of 4 responses each, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions about name, age, and tribal…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Elementary Education
Slwooko, Grace – 1978
The legend of an Eskimo hunter, trapped on a moving, melting ice flow and subsequently rescued by a friendly but shy giant who returns him to his village, is presented in the St. Lawrence Island Yup'ik language and in English. Ten full page color illustrations by J. Leslie Boffa visually tell the story for those readers who may not yet have…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature
Cogo, Robert – 1979
Experienced traders in furs, blankets, and other goods, the Haidas of the 1700's had a well-developed decimal system for counting and calculating. Their units of linear measure included the foot, yard, and fathom, or six feet. This booklet lists the numbers from 1 to 20 in English and Haida; explains the Haida use of ten, hundred, and thousand…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
Dirks, Moses; Dirks, Lydia – 1978
A history of food gathering and food preparation techniques of Alaska natives on Atka Island in the Aleutians are presented in Western Aleut and English with illustrations by J. Leslie Boffa and Mike Dirks. Directions are given for preparing: various plants, including wild rice; salted, dried, or smoked fish; baked flour; fried dough; boiled…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Cooking Instruction, Cultural Background