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Keres
Language and Culture Programs
Language:
Keres of the Santa Ana Pueblo
Program
Base: Department of Education, Pueblo of Santa Ana in Bernalillo,
NM
Goals:
- To
teach Keres to non-speakers.
- To
teach students how to read and write Santa Ana Keres.
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To teach students the stories and legends of the Santa Ana Pueblo.
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To familiarize students with ceremonial prayers and speeches for
men and women.
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To educate students about ceremonial sites on Santa Ana lands.
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To teach students how to cook traditional foods.
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To teach students how to make traditional or ceremonial clothing.
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To teach students how to make Santa Ana pottery and other crafts.
Brief
Description:
In collaboration with Bernalillo Public Schools, Santa Ana has instituted
Santa Ana Keres language classes at the elementary level. At the
community level, Santa Ana holds language classes for men, women,
and children. The women's class integrates hands-on activities such
as cooking or making traditional dresses and pottery into the language
class. Services are provided at preschool or Head Start programs,
elementary schools, or tribal facilities. Participants range from
very young children to middle-aged adults. Only members of the Santa
Ana Pueblo may participate in the program, which began in 1993.
The
person who teaches the language is fluent in the language, has permission
from the tribe to teach the language, has experience as a teacher's
aide, and holds degrees in elementary education and educational
administration, with a specialization in bilingual education.
Materials:
Children's stories, books, and audiotapes.
Support:
The director began teaching the language as a volunteer and
later received a grant from a private foundation. When the grant
elapsed, the director continued as a volunteer. In 1996, the tribe
provided funds to hire two elders to teach adults, but the program
relied on volunteers to teach children from the Head Start level
to high school.
Contact
Information:
Donna Pino Martinez, Director
Department of Education
Pueblo of Santa Ana
2 Dove Road
Bernalillo, NM 87004
santaanapc@nm-us.Campus.MCI.Net
(505) 867-1623/ Fax: (505) 867-3395
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