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Informationen zum Autor Phyllis Ngai teaches in the Department of Communication Studies at The University of Montana-Missoula. She co-directed primary-school and middle-school Indian Education for All (IEFA) programs in Missoula, Montana. Klappentext Crossing Mountains provides important insights about integrating Native-language learning into public education. Using case studies of school districts on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, Phyllis Ngai argues that carefully designed and inclusive Native-language programs can benefit communities and students regardless of ethnic identity. Zusammenfassung Crossing Mountains provides important insights about integrating Native-language learning into public education. Using case studies of school districts on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana! Phyllis Ngai argues that carefully designed and inclusive Native-language programs can benefit communities and students regardless of ethnic identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Chapter 1. The Context of Native American Language Education in Montana Chapter 2. How Can Public Schools Help? A Local Inquiry Chapter 3. Salish Language Education: A Record of Heroic Steps in the Face of Steep Obstacles Chapter 4. Collaborative Possibilities for Enhancing Native American Language Education: Grassroots Suggestions Chapter 5. Churchill School District: The Balancing Act Chapter 6. Elkhorn School District: Leading the Way Chapter 7. Mountainview School District: Breaking the Barriers Chapter 8. Building a Bridging Native American Language Curriculum Chapter 9. Native American Language Learning as Place-based Multicultural Education References Appendix 1 About the Author
