Ancita Benally
Biographic Data
| ID | 241033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ancita Benally |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ancita |
| FAMILY NAME | Benally |
| SIGNATURE | BENALLY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Diné Bizaad [Navajo Language] at a Crossroads
Until about 20 years ago, the Navajo language was one of the most resilient American Indian languages in modern U.S. history. Today, at the dawn of the 21st century, that has all changed. Some changes can be attributed to the normal dynamics of cultural transmission that affect language use. Some others, such as the dramatic shift toward English that is occurring—largely due to the agency of public education and mass media—are jeopardizing the su…
Finding History
In order to produce more complete histories of American Indian nations, more historians need to employ indigenous oral narratives, oral histories, traditional teachings, personal observation, and photographs. More historians should spend more time in Indian nations. They need to listen carefully and respectfully to stories and they need to understand more fully the significance of the land
Classroom Inquiry and Navajo Learning Styles
The educational literature continues to characterize Native American children as nonanalytical, nonverbal learners. Applied to educational practice, these generalizations downplay the use of questioning, "speaking up," and analytical or inquiry-based pedagogies. Here we report on the introduction of an experimental Navajo bilingual-bicultural curriculum emphasizing open-ended questioning, inductive/analytical reasoning, and student verbalization …
Classroom Inquiry and Navajo Learning Styles
The educational literature continues to characterize Native American children as nonanalytical, nonverbal learners. Applied to educational practice, these generalizations downplay the use of questioning, "speaking up," and analytical or inquiry-based pedagogies. Here we report on the introduction of an experimental Navajo bilingual-bicultural curriculum emphasizing open-ended questioning, inductive/analytical reasoning, and student verbalization …
Diné Bizaad [Navajo Language] at a Crossroads
Until about 20 years ago, the Navajo language was one of the most resilient American Indian languages in modern U.S. history. Today, at the dawn of the 21st century, that has all changed. Some changes can be attributed to the normal dynamics of cultural transmission that affect language use. Some others, such as the dramatic shift toward English that is occurring—largely due to the agency of public education and mass media—are jeopardizing the su…
Classroom Inquiry and Navajo Learning Styles
The educational literature continues to characterize Native American children as nonanalytical, nonverbal learners. Applied to educational practice, these generalizations downplay the use of questioning, "speaking up," and analytical or inquiry-based pedagogies. Here we report on the introduction of an experimental Navajo bilingual-bicultural curriculum emphasizing open-ended questioning, inductive/analytical reasoning, and student verbalization …
Diné Bizaad [Navajo Language] at a Crossroads
Until about 20 years ago, the Navajo language was one of the most resilient American Indian languages in modern U.S. history. Today, at the dawn of the 21st century, that has all changed. Some changes can be attributed to the normal dynamics of cultural transmission that affect language use. Some others, such as the dramatic shift toward English that is occurring—largely due to the agency of public education and mass media—are jeopardizing the su…
Finding History
In order to produce more complete histories of American Indian nations, more historians need to employ indigenous oral narratives, oral histories, traditional teachings, personal observation, and photographs. More historians should spend more time in Indian nations. They need to listen carefully and respectfully to stories and they need to understand more fully the significance of the land
Sociology (3 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Navajo (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Teaching method (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)