Crossing Mountains: Native American Language Education in Public Schools

By Phyllis Ngai

Crossing Mountains provides important insights about integrating Native-language learning into public education. Using case studies of school districts on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, Phyllis Ngai argues that carefully designed and inclusive Native-language programs can benefit communities and students regardless of ethnic identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759121222
• ISBN13: 9780759121225
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher