Native American Attitudes toward Literacy and Recording in the Southwest.

Brandt, Elizabeth A.

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ERIC Number: EJ255314

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Publication Date: 1981-Jul

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Native American Attitudes toward Literacy and Recording in the Southwest.

Brandt, Elizabeth A.

Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest, v4 n2 p185-95 Jul 1981

Hypothesizes that Native Americans in the Southwest have a historical and contemporary aversion to writing and other relatively permanent means of data storage. Contributing factors include religion, oral traditions based on memory, cultural secrecy. Available from Linguistic Association of the Southwest, Department of English, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004. (NEC)

Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Confidentiality, Cultural Background, Language Attitudes, Literacy, Memory, Religious Factors, Sociolinguistics, Written Language

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Language: English

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