A History of Navajo Nation Education

Disentangling Our Sovereign Body
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-8165-4487-5
Verlag: University of Arizona Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greyeyes, Wendy Shelly

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Über Autor(innen)

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.