Crossing mountains
Subtitle: Native American language education in public schools
By: Phyllis Ngai
Series: Contemporary Native American communities
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Subjects: Languages; Study and teaching; Indians of North America; Public schools; Place-based education; Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The context of Native American language education in Montana; title: How can public schools help?: a local inquiry; title: Salish language education: a record of heroic steps in the face of steep obstacles; title: Collaborative possibilities for enhancing Native American language education: grassroots suggestions; title: Churchill School District: the balancing act; title: Elkhorn School District: leading the way; title: Mountainview School District: breaking the barriers; title: Building a bridging Native American language curriculum; title: Native American language learning as place-based multicultural education.