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Book SynopsisHelps readers understand indigenous empowerment through education, and creates a foundation for implementing specialized indigenous/minority education worldwide, engaging the simultaneous projects of cultural preservation and social integration. This work is suitable for scholars in Native American studies, ethnic studies, and education.
Table of Contents1 Acknowledgments 2 Introduction: Seeking Common Ground Through Education: An Introduction 3 1. Athabaskan Education: The Case of Denendeh Past, Present and Future 4 2. Four Directions for Indian Education 5 3. Deconstructing Captivities: Indigenous Women Reshaping Education and Justice 6 4. Decolonizing Athabaskan Education: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Denendeh 7 5. Hear the silenced voices and make that relationship: Issues of Relational Ethics in Aboriginal contexts 8 6. Identity Formation among Indigenous Youth in Majority-Controlled Schools: Palestinian Arabs in Israel 9 7. Education, Culture and Nation Building: Development of the Tribal Learning Community and Educational Exchange 10 8. TalanoaMalie: Social and Educational Empowerment for Tongans by Tongans in the 'Pasifika' Education Proposal 11 9. Articulating Indigenous People' Culture in Education 12 Index 13 About the Authors
