RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Wounding the Spirit: Discrimination and Traditional American Indian Belief Systems
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 315
OP 331
DO 10.17763/haer.58.3.e0r224774008738p
VO 58
IS 3
A1 Locust, Carol
YR 1988
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/58/3/315.abstract
AB When educators debate the effects of cultural differences on educational practice, they are normally concerned with issues of language, learning patterns, and preferred communication styles. Seldom do they consider how differences in belief systems might affect educational practice. Carol Locust argues that fundamental differences exist between the belief systems of American Indians and those of non-Indians, and that the lack of knowledge about these belief systems on the part of the U.S. educational system has led to discriminatory treatment of American Indian students. Locust concludes that educators must understand and respect American Indian belief systems before they can begin to improve the educational experiences of American Indian children.