The Role of Education in American Indian Self‐Determination: Lessons from the Ramah Navajo Community School

Since 1975 the Indian Self‐Determination and Educational Assistance Act has enabled American Indian communities to enact self‐determination through community‐based schooling. In this study conducted by a Navajo researcher, the Ramah Navajo community defined self‐determination and how it was operationalized within the community and school. The study demonstrates how education based on Navajo epistemology has been integral to self‐determination at Ramah, underscoring the importance of incorporating Native American epistemologies in schooling for Indigenous students.