ERIC Number: ED139560
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Jul
Pages: 151
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Our Friends -- The Navajos.
Navajo Community Coll. Press, Tsaile, AZ.
Papers in this collection reflect the academic and on-reservation learning experiences of institute participants exposed to: Indian arts and crafts; the Navajo language; the Navajo people in their own homes, schools, and communities; basic knowledge of Indians; ceremonies, community meetings, and neighboring reservations; and major problems and programs in Indian education, health, and economic development. The papers are titled as follows: "The Art of the Navajo Weaver"; "Definition of Culture"; "The Precious Ore of the Navajo Culture"; "Symbols of Navajo Culture, Sovereignty, and Enterprise"; "A Matter of Choice"; "Problems in Cross-Cultural Education among the Navajos"; "A Navajo Child between Two Cultures"; "What Are Values?"; "Literature for a Tenth-Grade English Program for Navajo Students"; "Teaching English to Navajos"; "Classroom Studies Program for Navajo Indian Students"; "Rugs--A Truly Wonderful Navajo Art"; "Navajo Social Studies Project"; "Psychological Effects of the Boarding School on the Indian Child"; "Some Aspects of the Use of Ego Defense Mechanisms by Navajos"; "Youth Programs at San Carlos"; "Academic Problems of American Indian College Students"; "Indian Power and Indian Unity"; "Views on the Navajo Reservation Becoming a Separate Political State"; "The Hogan"; "Sandpaintings"; "Trading Posts"; "A Brief Pictorial Guide to Navajo"; "Conversational Navajo". (JC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Languages, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Art Expression, Boarding Schools, Cultural Awareness, Culture Conflict, Definitions, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Essays, Higher Education, Literature, Navajo, Political Issues, Problems, Self Concept, Social Studies, Symbolism, Values, Whites
Navajo Community College Press, 325 East Southern Avenue, Suite 11, Tempe, Arizona 85282 ($4.95)
Publication Type: Books
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Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Navajo Community Coll. Press, Tsaile, AZ.
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