Acknowledgments -- Preface -- THE HISTORY AND STATUS OF NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION -- American Indian Education: A History of Resilience and Self-Determination -- The Dynamics of Native American Women and their Experiences: Identifying Ideologies and Theories that Help Explain Oppression -- Navajo College Students' Perceptions of the Impact of Western Education on Retention -- Adolescent Drug Use and its Impact on Schools in Indian Country -- CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY -- Ah neen dush: Harnessing Collective Wisdom to Create Culturally Relevant Science Experiences in Pre-K Classrooms -- Collapsing the Fear of Mathematics: A Study of the Effects of Navajo Culture on Navajo Student Performance in Mathematics -- Generosity, Fortitude, Respect, Wisdom: Using Popular Culture to Teach Traditional Culture -- TEACHING MODELS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CONTEXT -- When Numbers Dance for Mathematics Students: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Instruction for Native Youth -- 'Olu'olu i ka pä a ke Kaiäulu: Community and Place as a Textbook for Learning -- EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES FROM NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATORS -- Preparing American Indian Youth for the Transition from High School to College -- Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap of Native American Students Identified as Learning Disabled -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.