"This necessary examination of Indigenous education dives deep into elements not yet explored with this level of rigor and research. Meredith McCoy uncovers schools as colonizing tools, even down to their funding. Likewise, McCoy clearly illustrates the resistance of Indigenous peoples in their commitment to making education their own despite the barriers."—Karla J. Strand, Ms. Magazine
“McCoy addresses schools as tools of colonial theft and oppression with masterful Indigenous creative strategies to subvert, repurpose, and create healthy, sustaining, future-building education for Native children. McCoy’s critical interventions include a history of Native children in public schools; fine-grained financial analyses of federal grants and appropriations; unpacking of key education legislation; and stories of the giants on whose foundations we build—Forrest Gerard, Helen Maynor Schierbeck, William Demmert, David Beaulieu, and many more.”—K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Mvskoke/Creek Nation descent), coauthor of “To Remain an Indian”: Lessons for Democracy from a Century of Native American Education
“For those who teach, research, run programs, and work with policymakers at local and state levels, this book is a treasure trove of cross-references useful for taking lawmakers to task on tribal self-determination and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.”—Vanessa Anthony-Stevens, associate professor of social and cultural studies at the University of Idaho
