Alaskan Eskimo Education: A Film Analysis of Cultural
Confrontation in the Schools
John Collier, Jr. - 1973
Excerpt: "This is a study of the
educational process where the teacher and the student represent
different communities. The settings
for the
study
range from
schools in isolated Alaskan villages attended only by Eskimos
to schools in Anchorage
where only 7 percent of the student body are Eskimo, Indian,
and Aleutian. The research is unique not only because it was
done on
a wide range
of communities but because it was carried our by an anthropologist
using film and tape as his major data collecting devices. "
Alaska Native Life in Traditional Times: A
Cultural Profile Project
Excerpt: "Think about this textbook and its assignments as
an educational expedition into Alaska Native history. As with any
expedition – whether
to explore unknown territory or collect scientific information
or find new trade routes and trading partners – it aims
to accomplish certain objectives and perhaps discover exciting
wonders
along the way. Our expedition has three objectives."
Tom
Hopkins Collection
Thomas R. Hopkins' last job with the BIA was
division chief for the system
in Education
Evaluation and Research. He has compiled statistics and research pertaining
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the history of Alaska Native
Education.
Alaska
Native Education: History and Adaptation in the New Millenium
Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
Excerpt: "For the Yupiaq people, culture, knowing and
living are intricately interrelated. Living in a harsh environment
requires
a vast array of precise
empirical knowledge to survive the many risks due to conditions
such as unpredictable
weather and marginal food availability. To avoid starvation they
must employ a variety of survival strategies, including appropriate
storage of foodstuffs that they can fall back on during the time
of need. Their food gathering and storage must be efficient as
well as effective. If this were not so, how could they possibly
hope to
survive? To help them achieve this balance, they have developed
an outlook of nature as metaphysic. "
A
History of Schooling for Alaska Native People
Carol Barnhardt
Excerpt: "This article documents significant historical
events and trends that have helped to shape the policies and practices
of education in Alaska, particularly those that have most directly
impacted the schooling of Alaska Native people. The following information
is provided: (1) an overview of the Alaska context; (2) a review
of federal policies that have directly affected education in Alaska;
and (3) a historical analysis of the evolution of schooling for
Alaska Native people, including the development of a dual federal/territorial
system of schools, and the initiation of a range of federal and
state reform efforts. The current status of schooling in Alaska
is briefly described."
John
Collier, Jr.: Anthropology, Education and the Quest for Diversity
Ray Barnhardt
Excerpt: "In any field of endeavor, there are those who contribute
by working within the conventions of the field, and those who
contribute by introducing new
dimensions that transcend the conventions and bring to bear new ways of thinking
and doing
things. John Collier, Jr. was not one to be encumbered by convention, but
rather was able to draw upon a unique combination of life experiences, shaped
in part
by some severe physical handicaps, to make significant methodological and
conceptual contributions to the field of anthropology and education. In the
following
account,
I will attempt to document the evolution of those contributions and illustrate
the continuing significance of his work in demonstrating the role visual
data can play in a cultural analysis of the interplay between education,
communication and ethnicity."
Native American Education Comtemporary and Historical
Documents, American Indian and Alaska Native Education
Excerpt: "There are a large number of Indian/Native education
historical documents published mostly since 1935 that are not available
to
Internet participants. I have several of these in my historical
documents collection and will over time make them available on
this website. I will also include my own writings and reports many
of which have remained unpublished yet they reflect Indian-Native
education at the time they were written."
Alaskool's
Site on History of Alaska Native Education
This site is rich with information including History of Alaska Native Education.
