On Our Own Terms: Indigenous Histories of School Funding and Policy

On Our Own Terms: Indigenous Histories of School Funding and PolicyOn Our Own Terms contextualizes recent federal education legislation against the backdrop of two hundred years of education funding and policy to explore two critical themes: the racial and settler colonial dynamics that have shaped Indian education and an equally long and persistent tradition of Indigenous peoples engaging schools, funding, and policy on their own terms. Focusing primarily on the years 1819 to 2018, Meredith L. McCoy provides an

Salmón shows that these collective philosophies provide the foundation for indigenous resilience as the farmers contend with global climate change and other disruptions to long-established foodways

weave baskets

and cultural

herds of the majestic creatures stampede down from the sky

binge-drinking mother and a rotating number of aunts

and mindful balance of life

Distracted from his responsibilities

sometimes broad

Percy Bullchild (1915-1986)

but where will she hide and what will happen when her parents disobey the law

Gordon Henry

The stories appear in both English and Anishinaabemowin