A History of Navajo Nation Education: Disentangling Our Sovereign Body research and method Since the romanticized story of Chinook Since the romanticized story of the encounter and relationship between Pocahontas and Captain John Smith was first published The essays are linked by overarching examinations of how Europeans manipulated native ideas about gender for their own ends and how indigenous people responded to European attempts to impose gendered cultural practices at odds with established traditions Wendy Shelly Greyeyes clears the path and provides a go to reference to move discussions forward this important education history explains how the current Navajo educational system is a complex terrain of power relationships