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Henderson, Jennifer M. – Journal of Navajo Education, 1996
Dr. William Morgan, a Navajo linguist, devoted his career to the development and preservation of the Navajo language. Morgan collaborated with Dr. Robert Young in writing "The Navajo Language," an unabridged Navajo-English dictionary. He also taught Navajo at the Navajo Community College and worked for the Native American Materials…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Dictionaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Maintenance
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Lockard, Louise – American Indian Quarterly, 1995
Presents an overview of the history of Navajo language literacy. Discusses efforts of missionaries to transcribe a written Navajo language, early native language instruction using the Bible and religious texts, the first Native teachers, development of Navajo dictionaries and grammar books, and memories of the school experiences of a present-day…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, Bilingual Education, Educational Experience