A History of Navajo Nation Education: Disentangling Our Sovereign Body

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.

Author: Wendy Shelly Greyeyes
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.79d
ISBN13: 9780816544868
ISBN10: 0816544867
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- History | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas

About the Author
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.