@inproceedings{littlebear_effective_1989,
	title = {Effective {Language} {Education} {Practices} and {Native} {Language} {Survival}. {Keynote} {Address}.},
	url = {http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED354766},
	abstract = {The importance of Native languages to Native Americans and the effort needed to maintain them are discussed in this keynote address at the ninth Native American Language Issues Institute. It is noted that the current cultural transition has demeaned Native languages and cultures and that strategies must be devised by Native Americans to counter the negative effects of cultural transition. Complications include alien organizational systems, high technology, alcohol and drugs, ambiguous values, exploding populations, erosion of language and culture, and a shrinking world that affects the remotest villages and reservations. Rather than rejecting the white man's education, Native Americans should manipulate it and give it a Native cultural input and relevance. Effective practices can help reduce the high dropout rate. Practices include the following: returning to learning and teaching language and culture within the family; encouraging parents to support the schools; identifying the},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2016-08-01},
	author = {Littlebear, Dick},
	month = jun,
	year = {1989},
}

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