{"product_id":"the-yazzie-case-building-a-public-education-system-for-our-indigenous-future-9780826365088","title":"The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education System for Our Indigenous Future","description":"The story of Wilhelmina Yazzie and her son's effort to seek an adequate education in New Mexico schools revealed an educational system with poor policy implementation, inadequate funding, and piecemeal educational reform. The 2018 decision in the Yazzie\/Martinez lawsuit proved what has always been known: the educational needs of Native American students were not being met. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this superb collection of essays, the contributors cover the background and significance of the lawsuit and its impact on racial and social politics. \u003ci\u003eThe Yazzie Case\u003c\/i\u003e provides essential reading for educators, policy analysts, attorneys, professors, and students to understand the historically entrenched racism and colonial barriers impacting all Native American students in New Mexico's public schools. It constructs a new vision and calls for transformational change to resolve the systemic challenges plaguing Native American students in New Mexico's public education system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eGeorgina Badoni\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Benally\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Blum Martínez\u003cbr\u003eNathaniel Charley\u003cbr\u003eMelvatha R. Chee\u003cbr\u003eShiv R. Desai\u003cbr\u003eDonna Deyhle\u003cbr\u003eTerri Flowerday\u003cbr\u003eWendy S. Greyeyes\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra Bray Kinsella\u003cbr\u003eLloyd L. Lee\u003cbr\u003eTiffany S. Lee\u003cbr\u003eNancy López\u003cbr\u003eHondo Louis (photographer)\u003cbr\u003eGlenabah Martinez\u003cbr\u003eNatalie Martinez\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Nez\u003cbr\u003eCarlotta Penny Bird\u003cbr\u003eKarl Pino (cover artist)\u003cbr\u003ePreston Sanchez\u003cbr\u003eKaren C. Sanchez-Griego\u003cbr\u003eChristine Sims\u003cbr\u003eLeola Tsinnajinnie Paquin\u003cbr\u003eVincent Werito\u003cbr\u003eWilhelmina Yazzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy S. Greyeyes\u003c\/b\u003e (Diné) is an associate professor of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico and the chair for the Indian Education Advisory Council for the State of New Mexico. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLloyd L. Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Diné) is a professor of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico and the director for the Center for Regional Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenabah Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e (Taos\/Diné) is an associate professor in the Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico and the director of the Institute for American Indian Education.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552722419986,"sku":"9780826365088","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c47b87e2-f551-42df-a5f7-a7a48a672c97.jpg?v=1761040636","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-yazzie-case-building-a-public-education-system-for-our-indigenous-future-9780826365088","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}