Yupiit Schools in Southwest Alaska: Instruments for Asserting Native Identity and Control

This essay argues that the Yupiit people of Southwest Alaska have transformed and are transforming formal institutions such as schools into instruments of Indigenous' self-identity and self-governance. These efforts are conceptualized as both external and internal to education, but are neverthe...

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Published in:Canadian journal of native education 2012-01, Vol.35 (1), p.23
Main Author: Torralba, José A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Community Relations
Core curriculum
Cultural identity
Education
Essays
Identity
Independent Study
Indigenous Populations
Leaders
Leadership
Learning
Native Language
Native peoples
Oral History
Schools
Self Actualization
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Summary:This essay argues that the Yupiit people of Southwest Alaska have transformed and are transforming formal institutions such as schools into instruments of Indigenous' self-identity and self-governance. These efforts are conceptualized as both external and internal to education, but are nevertheless developmentally related to each other, being that external changes lead to internal ones. The mechanisms of such resistance efforts consists of: (a) increasing socio-political participation in key economic aspects of the region; (b) place-based and cultural-based pedagogies driving school curricular reforms; and (c) strong efforts to incorporate Yupiit community leaders and Elders into the design and functioning of local schools. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0710-1481