The IBE Institute will explore Indigenous people’s pursuit regionally, nationally, and internationally in revitalizing, restoring, maintaining and preserving Indigenous languages and cultures. Join us as various models, programs, teaching methods, best practices and research strategies are presented. Learn how schools, universities, tribes, and communities are working together to promote educational excellence and equity for students representing hundreds of Indigenous languages. Without language revitalization efforts, many Indigenous languages will soon not have any speakers left. The quest in being bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural for Indigenous people could for many be the preservation of not only a culture, but of a people. Join us as we identify the challenges and successes of these endeavors.

The IBE planning committee would like to thank the NABE staff for their tremendous assistance in the planning process. We are also indebted to our presenters and our conference attendees for your participation. We invite you to participate in the IBE SIG Institute sessions on Thursday, January 19, at the Hyatt Hotel from 11:00-4:45pm. Please also join us for the IBE SIG business meeting, Thursday, January 19, at the Hyatt Hotel/Ellis Room from 5-6pm. We are truly honored to have an opportunity to provide the IBE Institutes for educators, students, parents, and elders. Kwahwah! Thank you!

Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert
Northern Arizona University, AZ
Chair-IBE Planning Committee

Christine T. Gilbert, AZ
Co-Chair - IBE Planning Committee

ß 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Flagstaff Room Continental Breakfast


ß 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM

Flagstaff Room Opening Plenary Session

Welcome & Introductions
Ernest Calderon, Arizona Board of Regents
Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert, NABE Board Member, AZ
Christine T. Gilbert, IBE Co-Chair Planning Committee

Keynote Presentation:
Netaevahovaheanohtsenonestse tsehe_enestsestse
“Let us bring life to our languages”
Dr. Richard Littlebear, President Chief Dull Knife College, MT

Dr. Littlebear will discuss language and cultural loss. Discussion will include the immersion methods, elder involvement, technology, Cheyenne language teacher preparation, and curriculum development. An overview of the obstacles encountered within the tribal setting and the all pervasive presence of the English language even in the remotest part of the world. A look at the English language’s outstanding versatility and adaptability; characteristics that Indigenous languages must acquire, if they are to survive past the next millennium.

ß 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

A New Paradigm for Indigenous Language Learning: Learning an Indigenous
Language as a Second Language
Eunice Romero, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Andrea Ramon, Ha:san Leadership & Preparatory School, Tucson, AZ

Tsehootsooi_ Dine_ Bi_o_lta_
Jennifer Wilson, Window Rock USD, Ft Defiance, AZ
Florian Tom Johnson, Window Rock USD, Ft Defiance, AZ


ß 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Community-Based Language Planning and Revitalization: Lessons from the Native Language Shift and Retention Project
Teresa L. McCarty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Mary Eunice Romero, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Ofelia Zepeda, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Andrea Ramon, Ha:san Preparatory & Leadership Development School, Tucson, AZ
James Sundust, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ

Native Language Education: Partnerships for Alaska
Patrick Marlow, Alaska Native Language Center, U of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
Hishinlai Kathy Sikorski, Alaska Native Language Center, U of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
Oscar and Sophie Alexie, Kuskokwim Campus, U of Alaska, Bethel, AK
Lindsay Bell, School of Education, U of Alaska/Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Evelyn Yanez, School of Education, U of Alaska/Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Joan Parker Webster, U of Alaska/Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK


ß 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Empowering Native American Students with Disabilities through Culturally Dynamic Teacher-Made Materials
Patricia Peterson, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Marie Max, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Evangeline Bradley-Wilkinson, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Colby Holland, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Patricia Matthews, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Integrating Native Cultural Knowledge into the Existing Science Curriculum for
Grades 4th-6th
Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ


Teaching Navajo Language Through Literature
Louise Lockard, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Verna Clinton, Chinle Unified School District, Chinle, AZ


ß 12:45 – 1:45 PM


IBE LUNCHEON

Keynote Speaker:
Carolyn Warner, Founder and President, Corporate Education Consulting Inc.
Former Arizona State School Superintendent, Phoenix, AZ

Carolyn Warner served from 1974 to 1986 as Arizona’s elected state superintendent of public instruction. As State Superintendent, she worked closely with Arizona tribal governments and school districts to increase educational opportunities for Native American students. At her direction, the Arizona Basic Skills Charts and Parental Participation kits were translated into the Navajo language. She served on the Arizona Board of Regents and the State Community College Board. Increased accountability, an emphasis on services to schools, affordable access to higher education, and the formation of business-education partnerships were hallmarks of her administration. Ms. Warner is a highly sought after speaker and has published several books.


ß 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Native Educators Research Project
Jon Reyhner, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Anna Figueira, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Thirty Years After: From Kohanga Reo to Wananaga
George Ann Gregory, Ho Anumpoli! Albuquerque, NM

Free to be Kanienkehaka: A Case Study of Educational Self-Determination at the
Akwesasane Freedom School
Louellyn White, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ


ß 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

A Workshop in Oral Language Development for Native Language Speakers
Christine Sims University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Donna Boynton, Acoma Language Retention Program, NM
Anne Ka-hee, Cochiti Language Program, NM

Overcoming Language Oppression to Creating Speakers
Jennie DeGroat, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ


ß 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

A Culture, Tradition, and Language Curriculum That Meets Standards
in Every Elementary School Subject Area
Timothy Rush, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Veronica Miller, Wind River Tribal College, Ethete, WY
Wilfred Ferris III, WY


Ovoohe ahatomone, ne’semoneeestse” (Listen First, Then Talk)
Richard Littlebear, President Chief Dull Knife College, Lame Deer, MT
Janice Littlebear, NBCT, Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK

Accreditation of Aboriginal Language Teachers in Taiwan
Chung-Han Tsay, Taiwan Aboriginal Foundation, Taipei, ROC Taiwan




ß 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM


Closing Plenary Session

Keynote Presentation:
Dr. David Beaulieu, Director for the Center for Indian Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Dr. Beaulieu currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Indian Education Association (NIEA). His previous positions include NIEA’s President and President-Elect. He was instrumental in the NIEA’s National Forum on Native American Language Revitalization, Preservation, and Survival. As President, he conducted hearings on No Child Left Behind and Native Education and initiated efforts to develop a comprehensive Native children’s agenda.

Indigenous Bilingual Education
Special Interest Group (SIG) Institute
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Hyatt Regency Hotel
11:00 AM -6:00 PM

ß 11:00 AM –11:45 AM

Ellis Room Opening Plenary Session
Keynote Presentation:
Dr. Lily Wong Fillmore, Professor Emerita, University of California at Berkeley, CA
Dr. Christine Sims, University of New Mexico, NM

Dr. Fillmore is a linguist and educator. Much of her research, teaching and writing have focused on issues related to the education of language minority students; on social and cognitive processes in language learning, on cultural differences in language behavior, on sources of variation in learning, and on primary language retention and loss.

Dr. Sims specializes in indigenous language revitalization and maintenance issues, providing technical assistance to tribes in Native language program planning, training language teachers through the UNM College of Education’s Institute for Native Americans, a New Mexico-based organization dedicated to native language advocacy and support of community-based language initiatives.


ß 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Develop a Language and Culture Curriculum Aligned with Standards in All Elementary School Subject Areas
Timothy Rush, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Veronica Miller, Wind River Tribal College, Ethete, WY
Wilfred Ferris III, WY

The Hopilavay Summer Institute Teacher Training 2005: Hopinaatuwpi
Sheilah Nicholas, University of Arizona, AISP, PhD. Candidate, Tucson, AZ
Dawa Taylor, Outreach Coordinator, The Hopilavayi Program, Kykotsmovi, AZ


ß 12:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Using Storytelling for Learning and Teaching Indigenous Languages
Jennie DeGroat, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Donna Boynton, Acoma Language and Teaching, NM
Andrea Ramon, Tohono O’odham
Carolene White Yazzie
Ronald Geronimo


ß 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Math in Cultural Context: Lessons Learned from Yup’ik Eskimo Elders
Joan P. Webster, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
Evelyn Yanez, Yup’ik Language Expert/School of Education, U of Alaska/Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

The American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI): In Support of American Education & Linguistic Rights
Ofelia Zepeda, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Regina Siqueros, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

A Review & Analysis of the Research Literature on Native American Students
William Demmert, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA


ß 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Situational Navajo:Teaching Dine Oral Language Development Verb-fuly
Irene J. Silentman, Navajo Educator, Window Rock, AZ

Noticing Language Structure in a University Immersion Classroom
Hishinlai’ “Kathy R. Sikorski”, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Siri G. Tuttle, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK


Promoting Family Literacy Through Creative Writing
Judy Basham, Phoenix Union School District, Phoenix, AZ


ß 2:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Revitalizing Indigenous Languages in an Era of Standardization:
Challenges, Issues, and Perspectives
Christine Sims, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Eunice Romero, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

ß 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Challenges and Opportunities for Native Language Bilingual Education in Mexico, Guatemala and Ecuador
Fausto Campos, Mixteco, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Piquinto Gregorio, Natuatl (Guerrero), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Gloria Reyes, Chi (Guatemala), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Luz Maria De La Torre, Kichwa, (Ecuador), Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ


Culturally Relevant Curriculum in Hopi Elementary Schools
Noreen Sakiestewa, Office of Hopi Education, Kykotsmovi, AZ
Pamela Powell, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

ß 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Ellis Room IBS SIG Business Meeting
* Friday, January 20th Heard Museum Cultural Event 6:30-8:30pm