Introduction: the place and the challenge -- The context of Native American language education in Montana -- How can public schools help?: a local inquiry -- Salish language education: a record of heroic steps in the face of steep obstacles -- Collaborative possibilities for enhancing Native American language education: grassroots suggestions -- Churchill School District: the balancing act -- Elkhorn School District: leading the way -- Mountainview School District: breaking the barriers -- Building a bridging Native American language curriculum -- Native American language learning as place-based multicultural education
Summary
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
