Language, Culture, and Power: Intercultural Bilingual Education among the Urarina of Peruvian Amazonia

The Peruvian national indigenous federation established a bilingual, intercultural teachers' training program to counter stereotypes of indigenous people portrayed in the authoritarian, monolingual Spanish national curriculum, and to enhance language preservation, ethnic mobilization, and cultu...

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Published inPracticing anthropology Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 39
Main Author Dean, Bartholomew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Society for Applied Anthropology Business Office 01.04.1999
Subjects
Amazon Basin
Amazonian Languages
American Indian Languages
American Indians
Bilingual Education Programs
Cultural Maintenance
Culturally Relevant Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Empowerment
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Indigenous Populations
Language Maintenance
Language Shift
Peru
Teacher Education
Womens Education
Peru
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Summary:The Peruvian national indigenous federation established a bilingual, intercultural teachers' training program to counter stereotypes of indigenous people portrayed in the authoritarian, monolingual Spanish national curriculum, and to enhance language preservation, ethnic mobilization, and cultural survival. A complementary transitional bilingual education program enables indigenous people in Peru's Amazon basin to complete their primary and secondary schooling locally. (TD)
ISSN:0888-4552
DOI:10.17730/praa.21.2.90n6u11663652274