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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Finding a Place for Navaho: English Must Be Restricted If the Navaho Language Is to Survive.
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Slate, Clay – Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 1993
Underscores the importance of preserving the Navaho language. Discusses eight stages of linguistic strength and security. Recommends that parents speak Navaho to their children and that English be excluded from particular social interactions, such as social introductions, to create a linguistic bond among Navaho people and maintain cultural…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingualism, Diglossia, Language Maintenance
Lakota Language Survival and Restoration: Lessons from the Boarding School.
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Soldier, Lydia Whirlwind – Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 1993
Offers recollections of boarding school experiences that encouraged students to think negatively about their own language. Highlights efforts at Sinte Gleska University to integrate language and culture in training Lakota linguists and teachers. Presents recommendations and warnings about Lakota language instruction in public schools. (DMM)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance