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For over thirty years, a political and social battle over bilingual education raged in the U.S. and in and around the Crow Indian Reservation of Montana. This book, a period piece rich in political, historical, and local western context, is the story of language, education, inequality and power clashes between the dominant society and the Indian tribe as historical events unfolded.
This is a classic ethnography that documents eight years of the author’s day-to-day experience as a teacher, bilingual education coordinator, and central office administrator during the socio-political dispute. The author showcases the familial, linguistic, and ancestral place-based strengths of the Crow families that empowered children to succeed in school against the odds, providing a secure foundation for their future leadership within the tribe. In doing this, the author builds strong support for bridging Native and Euro-American philosophies within a bilingual framework.
This book is important reading for teachers, administrators, and policy-makers. It provides hope, ideas, and concrete actions for those who would engage in change management to improve learning environments and better serve diverse students.
Price: $53.99
Pages: 272
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography
Publication Date:
15 March 2024
ISBN: 9781800433175
Format: Paperback
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'Scholarly and beautifully written, [this book] presents a unique perspective and case. The author writes about the Crow and the bilingual education program with deep insight, knowledge, and compassion, grounded in her experience directing the program for several years and her perspective more generally as an educational (school district) administrator. … It documents an important case of U.S. Native American education and U.S. bilingual education, that is not documented elsewhere.'
Cheryl K. Crawley has served in education administration for forty years. A third generation Montanan, she is a leadership coach, speaker, process facilitator, and a practicing anthropologist in socio-linguistics, cognitive science, policy, and change leadership.
Chapter 1. A Study In The Anthropology Of Education
Chapter 2. Crow Country
Chapter 3. The Language of Education in Crow Country
Chapter 4. Indian Bilingual Education
Chapter 5. Complex Organizations Change Theory
Chapter 6. The Bilingual and Bicultural Project on the Crow Reservation
Chapter 7. Speak English; Talk Indian. Conclusions and Implications