Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice: In Our Mother's Voice

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• From the Series Editor xi
• ENDNOTES xiii
• Foreword xv
• Preface xix
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxi
• 'Ekahi (Chapter 1) - Gathering Together to Travel to the Source: A Vision for a Language and Culture-Based Educational Model 1
• ENDNOTES 20
• OUR DIFFERENT PATHS TO THE SOURCE 23
• Transition I - Path to Native Epistemology: The Lightning Tree 25
• 'Elua (Chapter 2) - Building a Child-Centered Model: "An indigenous model must look to the future." 29
• 'Ekolu (Chapter 3) - A Holistic Education, Teachings From the Dance House: "We cannot afford to lose one Native child." 35
• 'Ehā (Chapter 4) - Grounding Vision on the Three Baskets of Knowledge: "Kia ora ai te iwi Maori." 45
• Transition II - Path to Native Language and Cultural Revitalization "Everything you need to know is in the language." 51
• 'Elima (Chapter 5) - Advocating for a Stimulating and Language-Based Education: "If you don't learn your language where can you go home to?" 55
• 'Eono (Chapter 6) - A Commitment to Language-Based Education: "Among the gifts we can give our children is our cultural traditions." 61
• 'Ehiku (Chapter 7) - Revitalizing Culture and Language: "Returning to the 'Āina (land)." 71
• 'Ewalu (Chapter 8) - Building an Indigenous Language Center: "The children have the right to learn their language." 81
• Transition III - Path to the Spirit: "We are walking in a sacred manner." 87
• 'Eiwa (Chapter 9) - Linking Native People Around the Spirituality of All Life: "The gifts of our grandmothers and grandfathers." 93
• 'Umi (chapter 10) - Creating A Ceremony: "Nature's Model from the Longhouse People." 101
• Transition IV - Path to Community "We want to remain the person that stops and cares for the grandparent." 113
• 'Umi kčmākahi (Chapter 11) - Building Linkages Across the Community: "To take action takes teat courage and strength." 121
• 'Umi kũmālua (Chapter 12) - Envisioning a Community-Centered Education: "We do not own our children, we must honor them in all ways." 127
• 'Umi kũmākolu (Chapter 13) - The Circle We Call Community: "As a community, you all have to pul together." 135
• 'Umi kūmāha (Chapter 14) - Educational Empowerment for Maori People: "We are on the right path. We are on the right dreaming." 145
• 'Umi kūmālima (Chapter 15) - Locating Global Learning Centers: "With the united forces of us all." 153
• Afterword 159
• Appendix A - Exemplary Native Educational Programs in the United States 163
• Appendix B - Resources for Native Educators 185
• Contributors 193
• Index 201

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