Toward a Culturally Based Pedagogy: A Case Study of One Yup'ik Eskimo Teacher

• Published in: Anthropology & Education Quarterly
• Main Author: LIPKA, JERRY
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1991
• Subjects: eskimo*; Yup'ik; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aeq.1991.22.3.05x1050j; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1525%2Faeq.1991.22.3.05x1050j; https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/aeq.1991.22.3.05x1050j

This case study is part of an ongoing collaborative research project with Yup'ik teachers in southwest Alaska. On the surface, this lesson appears to be an art lesson, but a cultural interpretation suggests it is about subsistence and survival. Implicit in this case for minority education is the importance of adapting social interactions, knowledge, and values toward the minority culture as one possible means for improving schooling.