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ERIC Number: EJ616910
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0710-1481
Where There Are Always Wild Strawberries.
Gardner, Ethel B.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, v24 n1 p7-13 2000
Personal life experiences and metaphors illustrate how the Sto:lo people's world view is reflected in their Halq'emeylem language, in which identity, language, and place are inextricably interconnected. A brief comparison of Native and Western world views demonstrates how world views encompass people's understanding of time, history, self, and life. (TD)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Maintenance, Metaphors, Native Language Instruction, Self Concept, World Views
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: British Columbia; Halkomelem
Note: Theme issue title: "Q'epethet ye Mestiyexw, A Gathering of the People." Keynote address at the conference, The Revitalization of Aboriginal Societies: Land, Language, Philosophy, Arts (Vancouver, British Columbia, July 9, 2000).