Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Foreword xiii
6. Preface xvii
7. 1. Contextualizing Native American LPP: Legal–Political, Demographic and Sociolinguistic Foundations 1
8. 2. Conceptualizing Native American LPP: Critical Sociocultural Foundations 32
9. 3. Native American Languages In and Out of the Safety Zone, 1492–2012 46
10. 4. Indigenous Literacies, Bilingual Education and Community Empowerment: The Case of Navajo 65
11. 5. Language Regenesis in Practice 91
12. 6. Language in the Lives of Indigenous Youth 156
13. 7. Planning Language for the Seventh Generation 183
14. Appendix 1: Native American Languages Act of 1990/1992 203
15. Appendix 2: Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006 211
16. Appendix 3: 2 December 2011 Executive Order on American Indian/Alaska Native Education 214
17. References 221
18. Author Index 253
19. Subject Index 258