| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 321 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
First peoples: new directions in Indigenous studies |
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First peoples (2010)
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| Contents |
Introduction : Indigenous Education, Settler Colonialism, and Aloha 'Āina -- The Emergence of Indigenous Hawaiian Charter Schools -- Self-Determination within the Limits of No Child Left Behind -- Rebuilding the Structures that Feed Us : ʻAuwai, Loʻi Kalo, and Kuleana -- Enlarging Hawaiian Worlds : Waʻa Travels against Currents of Belittlement -- Creating Mana through Students' Voices -- Conclusion : The Ongoing Need to Restore Indigenous Vessels |
| Summary |
In 1999, the author was among a group of young educators and parents who founded Hālau Kū Māna, a secondary school that remains one of the only Hawaiian culture-based charter schools in urban Honolulu. This book tells the story of Hālau Kū Māna against the backdrop of the Hawaiian struggle for self-determination and the U.S. charter school movement, revealing a critical tension: the successes of a school celebrating Indigenous culture are measured by the standards of settler colonialism. How, the author asks, do Indigenous peoples use schooling to maintain and transform a common sense of purpose and interconnection of nationhood in the face of forces of imperialism and colonialism? What roles do race, gender, and place play in these processes? Her book, with its descriptive portrait of Indigenous education in one community, offers practical answers steeped in the remarkable - and largely suppressed - history of Hawaiian popular learning and literacy. This uniquely Hawaiian experience addresses broader concerns about what it means to enact Indigenous cultural-political resurgence while working within and against settler colonial structures. Ultimately, the book shows that Indigenous education can foster collective renewal and continuity. -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Charter schools -- Hawaii -- Case studies
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Place-based education -- Hawaii -- Case studies
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Indigenous peoples -- Education -- Hawaii -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- Charter Schools.
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Charter schools.
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Indigenous peoples -- Education.
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Place-based education.
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Hawaii.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816689088 |
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0816689083 |
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