Alaska native political leadership and higher education : one university, two universes
Michael Jennings (Author)
A study of Alaskan indigenous communities. It explores the relationship between land and education. It reveals how Euro-American institutions attempt to redefine indigenous understandings of land and spirituality to make them conform to those in the dominant society. It proposes educational agendas that are components of native sovereignty.
Print Book, English, ©2004
AltaMira Press, Walnut Creek (Calif.), ©2004
185 p. ; 23 cm
9780759100695, 0759100691
469818513
Chapter 1 Introduction: From the Land Chapter 2 1: Worldviews and Institutional Conflict Chapter 3 2: Education, Economy, Empire Chapter 4 3: The Native Agenda for Rural Education Chapter 5 4: Structural Responses to Human Needs Chapter 6 5: Urban Agendas Chapter 7 6: Conclusion: Indigenous Control of Education Chapter 8 Bibliography
Bibliogr. p. 161-174. Index