Crossing mountains Native American language education in public schools /

Ngai, Phyllis, 1970-

Crossing mountains Native American language education in public schools / [electronic resource] : Phyllis Ngai. - Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, c2012. - xxvii, 270 p. : ill. - Contemporary Native American communities . - Contemporary Native American communities. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The context of Native American language education in Montana -- How can public schools help?: a local inquiry -- Salish language education: a record of heroic steps in the face of steep obstacles -- Collaborative possibilities for enhancing Native American language education: grassroots suggestions -- Churchill School District: the balancing act -- Elkhorn School District: leading the way -- Mountainview School District: breaking the barriers -- Building a bridging Native American language curriculum -- Native American language learning as place-based multicultural education.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780759121249 (electronic bk.)




Indians of North America--Languages--Study and teaching--Montana--Case studies.
Public schools--Montana--Case studies.
Place-based education--Montana--Case studies.


Electronic books.

PM205 / .N43 2012

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