At the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the International Relations Committee, Americas Subcommittee invited panelists from academic, research, and public libraries to discuss various ways of sharing Indigenous-made materials from the United States and Latin America in the panel, "Sharing Knowledge: Projects and…

Relevance of the article of a problem of formation of regional educational space of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic as private question investigated by authors is caused by existence of more global problem of threat of real disappearance of a unique circumpolar Arctic civilization, it's culture and traditions as a result of action of processes of…

The Professional Project Administrator Program (PPA) is an employment-focused online program offered in partnership with Indigenous communities in Western Canada. Based on the findings from the research conducted after the program completion, we discuss two key components that contributed to a meaningful learning experience and to the success of…

This paper is a brief summary of a large historic research project in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The project aimed to document and analyse the nature of mathematics education from tens of thousands of years ago to the present. Data sources varied from first contact and later records, archaeology, oral histories, language analyses, lived experiences,…

Extreme variations in the earth's climate have radically changed the ecosystems, economics, cultural practices, language, and lifeways of the Chamorro and Carolinian peoples who live in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in the Western North Pacific. It is essential that the upcoming generation gain science understandings that…

This paper argues the use of drama as a teaching method for heritage education of primary school children in order to awaken awareness on cultural heritage of their city, Aydin. Drama helps children of Aydin understand where they live, why the historic buildings and environment matters and what children can do for the preservation of cultural…

The paper draws on research --- "Tellin' the stories of teachers: Tellin' the stories of teaching" project --- that forms part of the national More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative. This Initiative aims to increase the number and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the profession. A…

This paper relates the experiences of the United States and selected Eastern European and Asian countries in incorporating multiculturalism into their educational systems. It begins by discussing political and social roots of the multicultural experience. It continues by examining multilinguistic education, including the development and use of…

This article contains the address given by His Excellency John Ralston Saul in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2003, when he was presented with an Honorary Degree during a state visit. In this address, Saul discusses the need to embrace complexity, the strength that is gained from diversity, and the need to respect and protect minority…

This paper discusses cultural awareness within the context of 20th-century social changes in the United States and suggests that cultural awareness can be a protective factor in the maintenance of indigenous cultures and languages. Three business-related cultural changes have taken place in America during this century: the creation of the consumer…

The Umonhon Nation Public School, with federal funding and collaborative support, is revitalizing Umonhon culture and language. Native American pre-service teachers are learning to teach Umonhon children using a standards-based curriculum incorporating Umonhon language and Umonhon culture aligned with the state's local renewal accountability plan.…

Eurocentric intelligence is restricted to rational, linear, competitive, and hierarchical thinking. Indigenous intelligence encompasses the body, mind, heart, and experience in total responsiveness and total relationship to the whole environment, which includes the seven generations past and future. Implementation of major changes to indigenous…

The U.S. education system promotes the values of the people who are dominant--Whites, males, Christians. The measurement of the success of oppressors is in the extent to which they can persuade others to think like them. The task for Native Americans in the new millennium is to shake off this internalized oppression and reclaim their true…

Native Americans must stop giving allegiance and attention to this other way (the Christian, westernized way) that has destroyed them. Native Americans have to reach their people in such a way that their traditional life is the first thing. They have to learn their traditional teachings well enough so that when they pass them on, their children…

Describes a Lakota family tradition of passing on the responsibilities of being caretaker of the drum of the Fool Soldiers (Akicita Heyoka), warriors who risked their lives for peace in 1862. The drum and its ceremonial use symbolize nonviolence and cross-cultural understanding between the races and are a part of Lakota spiritual heritage. (SAS)