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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ773843
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 19
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Bringing Navajo Storytelling Practices into Schools: The Importance of Maintaining Cultural Integrity
Eder, Donna J.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v38 n3 p278-296 Sep 2007
This article examines storytelling practices among Navajos as one example of a non-Western approach to education. The article discusses two stories--one regarding the perspectives of Navajo storytellers concerning the importance of the context of storytelling practices and the other about the research process that led to these perspectives. Eight storytellers were interviewed about storytelling practices in the past and those they would like to see in the future. Implications of the importance of key storytelling practices for Navajo education as well as for changes in Western approaches to schooling are presented.
Descriptors: Navajo, Integrity, Navajo (Nation), Story Telling, Folk Culture, American Indian Culture, Teaching Methods, Interviews, Educational Research, Culturally Relevant Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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