Widening the Circle

Recognizing the need for a pedagogy that better serves American Indian students Beverly J. Klug and Patricia T. Whitfield construct a pedagogical model that blends native and non-native worldviews and methods. Among the building blocks of this new culturally relevant education are language-based approaches to literacy development the use of oral histories to supplement traditional texts and a re-evaluation of the knowledge base these students need for success in tribal enterprises.