Seventh International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

Plenary Session

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This keynote address will draw on the speaker’s personal and professional experiences as an American Indian mother, educator, and researcher. Throughout this talk the speaker will highlight ways in which the educational system can and should work to improve the educational experiences and subsequent life outcomes of American Indian children and youth by acknowledging, respecting, incorporating Native languages and cultures into the teaching and learning process. This topic is particularly relevant given the wide range of cultural and linguistic diversity represented among this nation’s more than 600 state and federally recognized tribes, each with their own culture, and many with their own language(s) still intact.