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Tribal Talk: Immersion Schools Try To Revive and Preserve Native American Languages.
Nijhuis, Michelle
Smithsonian, v34 n8 p36,38 Nov 2003
Nizipuhwahsin, or Real Speak School, on the Blackfeet Reservation in northwestern Montana, is producing the first fluent Blackfoot speakers in two generations. Based on the "language nest" strategy pioneered in Hawaii and New Zealand, the K-8 school and associated daycare center immerse students and toddlers in the language throughout the day. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Community Support, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Immersion Programs, Language Maintenance, Tribally Controlled Education
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