The Rainbow/Holistic Approach to Aboriginal Literacy

Aboriginal literacy programs in Canada are using literacy as a means of reclaiming Aboriginal languages and a positive cultural identity. The Rainbow/Holistic Approach to Aboriginal literacy uses seven ways of knowing, each corresponding to a color. The approach recognizes that spirit, heart, mind,...

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Published in:Canadian journal of native education 2003, Vol.27 (1), p.29
Main Author: George, Ningwakwe Priscilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indian Education
Canada
Canada Natives
Cognitive Style
Cultural Maintenance
Culturally Relevant Education
Educational Change
Educational Research
Foreign Countries
Holistic Approach
Languages
Literacy
Medicine Wheel
Meetings
Multiple Intelligences
Native culture
Native education
Native peoples
Official Languages
Oral Tradition
Position Papers
Program Descriptions
Programming
Reading Instruction
Self Management
Video Technology
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Summary:Aboriginal literacy programs in Canada are using literacy as a means of reclaiming Aboriginal languages and a positive cultural identity. The Rainbow/Holistic Approach to Aboriginal literacy uses seven ways of knowing, each corresponding to a color. The approach recognizes that spirit, heart, mind, and body equally contribute to a life of balance, and nurtures them all. (TD)
ISSN:0710-1481