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Download full textBrown, Stephen G. – 1995
A compositionist teaching high school on an Athabascan Indian Reservation near Anchorage, Alaska, encountered considerable resistance from his students when attempting to see them through a college-prep program. Their initial hostility toward him masked their deep need for an adult role model who was not abusive, neglectful, or alcoholic. It was a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Basic Writing
