A History of Navajo Nation Education : Disentangling Our Sovereign Body
ISBN: 9780816545308
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / University of Arizona Press
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Subjects: History;

A History of Navajo Nation Education: Disentangling Our Sovereign Body unravels the tangle of federal and state education programs that have been imposed on Navajo people and illuminates the ongoing efforts by tribal communities to transfer state authority over Diné education to the Navajo Nation.

On the heels of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Department of Diné Education, this important education history explains how the current Navajo educational system is a complex terrain of power relationships, competing agendas, and jurisdictional battles influenced by colonial pressures and tribal resistance. An iron grip of colonial domination over Navajo education remains, thus inhibiting a unified path toward educational sovereignty. In providing the historical roots to today's challenges, Wendy Shelly Greyeyes clears the path and provides a go-to reference to move discussions forward.

Wendy Shelly Greyeyes (Diné) is an assistant professor of Native American studies at the University of New Mexico and a research consultant with the Department of Diné Education.

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