N.M. first state to adopt Navajo textbook (fwd link)

[phil cash cash]

Dine Bizaad Binahoo'aah is an impressive publication because it adopts 
a speech
community orientation in the presentation of language content/data.  I hope
this trend continues and other linguists/community language advocates follow
this example.  Linguists should take careful note too as this publication has
all the power of language description common to linguistics but is versatile
enough to be adopted by a state in its public education system. 
This is by far better than force feeding a linguist's reference grammar to
communities and students, dont' you think?   ;-)
Phil Cash Cash
UofA
Quoting Cecilia Ojeda :

> As the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages I am very proud of my
> colleague
> Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie's achievement in writing this textbook and 
> providing
> all
> the art work and images included in it.
>
> This has been a labor of love for her,
> I hope it gets all the recognition it deserves,
> Cecilia
>
>
>> ===== Original Message From Indigenous Languages and Technology
>
> =====
>> The publisher of Dine Bizaad Binahoo'aah is Salina Bookshelf, whose
>> web site is: http://www.salinabookshelf.com. They publish a variety of
>> Navajo-related materials, much of it with gorgeous artwork.
>>
>> Bill
>
> Cecilia Ojeda, Ph.D.
> Chair Department of Modern Languages
> Member of the Arizona-Mexico Commission, Comisión Sonora - Arizona
> Office BAA 206 and BAA 108
> Northern Arizona University
> phone (928) 523-5988


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