University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs Education ETDs 7-1-2016 Memoir of a Bear Clan Woman's Educational Journey Angelina Frances Medina Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds Recommended Citation Medina, Angelina Frances. "Memoir of a Bear Clan Woman's Educational Journey." (2016). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ educ_llss_etds/61 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Education ETDs at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Angelina Frances Medina Candidate Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Dr. Lucretia Pence, Chairperson Dr. Gregory A. Cajete Dr. Carlos Lopez-Leiva Dr. Donald Zancanella MEMOIR OF A BEAR CLAN WOMAN’S EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY By Angelina Frances Medina B.A., Elementary Education, Fort Lewis College, 1974 B.A., Humanities, Fort Lewis College, 1974 M.A., Educational Administration, University of New Mexico, 1978 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico July, 2016 Dedication Joe Medina of Zia Pueblo, the best dad ever, this is for you! Calsue Murray, my wonderful and most patient husband, your loving heart carried me; this is for you, as well! iii Acknowledgements First and foremost acknowledgements are made to the students who taught me to listen, hear, and do or this memoir might not have become a reality.