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Direct linkDavid E. K. Smith – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2025
I examine the educational properties of Iñupiaq songs and dances showing how they convey critical cultural knowledge, practical skills, and teach the value system of the Iñupiaq people. The practice of Alaska Native dance, a fundamental pedagogical strategy, was limited for 100 years by oppressive colonial forces. Framed in revitalization efforts,…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Alaska Natives, Singing, Dance
Brower, Pearl Kiyawn – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2017
Ilisagvik College's "tikisaksraq," or vision, is as follows: "Ikayuutauluta Nunaaqqiñun Suannaktaaglugit IIisagnikunlu Suragallasiñikunlu"--to help build strong communities through education and training. The "sivuniq", or mission, is to provide quality post-secondary academic, vocational, and technical education in a…
Descriptors: College Role, Tribally Controlled Education, American Indian History, Partnerships in Education
McCarty, Teresa L.; Nicholas, Sheilah E.; Wyman, Leisy T. – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2015
Fifty years after the U.S. Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act (CRA), Native Americans continue to fight for the right "to remain an Indian" (Lomawaima & McCarty, 2006) against a backdrop of test-driven language policies that threaten to destabilize proven bilingual programs and violate hard-fought language rights protections…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Civil Rights Legislation
Warner, Linda Sue, Ed.; Gipp, Gerald E., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This volume of The David C. Anchin Research Center Series on Educational Policy in the 21st century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions focuses on tribal colleges and universities. As a recent member of higher education community, tribal colleges and universities provide a unique perspective on higher education policy. Policies and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, World Views, American Indians, Alaska Natives
Download full textSmiley, Richard; Sather, Susan – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2009
In this comprehensive effort to study Indian education policies, the report categorizes the policies of five Northwest Region states based on 13 key policies identified in the literature and describes the legal methods used to adopt them, such as statutes, regulations, and executive orders. The study found that six of the key policies had been…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Policy, Academic Standards, Advisory Committees
Peer reviewedMadden, Ryan – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1992
In a "forgotten" episode of World War II, the Native residents (but not white residents) of the Aleutian Islands were evacuated to southeastern Alaska and were compelled to live for three years in internment camps unfit for human habitation without proper medical treatment, adequate food, or basic human rights. (SV)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian History, Federal Indian Relationship, Relocation
Peer reviewedRobbins, Lynn Arnold – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1986
Compares tribal government of the Upper Skagit tribe and St. Lawrence Island Eskimos. Summarizes tribal histories and describes current relationships with federal, state, and county governments. Reveals the complexities of tribal government functions and the dominant influence of federal policies on tribal affairs. Contains 10 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian History, American Indians, Eskimos
Dangeli, Reginald H. – 1985
Written by one of the tribe's few remaining members and based on oral history and legend, this study traces the history of the Tsetsaut tribe, ancient original inhabitants of the Portland Canal area of southeastern Alaska. Chapters recount the quest for the coast, legends of Portland Canal, exploration of the area, material culture, establishment…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians
Brown, Tricia – 1998
For Native children, growing up in Alaska today means dwelling in a place where traditional customs sometimes mix oddly with modern conveniences. Through their own words, this book explores the lives of eight Alaska Native children, each representing a unique and ancient culture: Eskimo--Yupik and Inupiat; Aleut; and Indian--Athabascan, Tlingit,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education
Tennant, Edward A., Ed.; Bitar, Joseph N., Ed. – 1981
A collection of 49 Eskimo narrations forming part of the authentic oral traditions formerly passed on by village elders to succeeding generations are presented in a bilingual format of Yupik and English. These stories and teachings are by and about the Central Yupik people of southwestern Alaska, the largest cultural group native to the state. For…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Literature
Nyman, Elizabeth; Leer, Jeff – 1993
The six legends told here, in Tlingit on the left page and in English on the right page, are told by Elizabeth Nyman, a Tlingit elder of the Taku River clan. The narratives represent a portion of the clan's oral history. Introductory sections provide some historical background concerning the clan, the story teller, and the traditions with which…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Languages
Herbert, Belle; McGary, Jane, Ed. – 1992
A collection of 26 stories, told by Belle Herbert, an Alaskan elder, in the Gwich'in Athabaskan language, is presented with side-by-side translation in English. Introductory sections give background information about the author's life and the stories told here. Stories include: a moose hunt; life in the old days (skin tents and clothing); hunting;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Athapascan Languages
Gray, Judith A., Ed. – 1988
Two catalogs inventory wax cylinder collections, field recorded among Native American groups, 1890-1942. The catalog for Great Basin and Plateau Indian tribes contains entries for 174 cylinders in 7 collections from the Flathead, Nez Perce, Thompson/Okanagon, Northern Ute, and Yakima tribes. The catalog for Northwest Coast and Arctic Indian tribes…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Languages
Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1983
Outstanding Alaskan native art, historical art, historical objects, and archival materials continue to leave or remain outside the state because Alaskan museums, historical libraries, and archives do not have sufficient funding to compete effectively in the national and international markets where these objects are in great demand. In order to…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian History, Archives, Art History
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