On Our Own Terms: Indigenous Histories of School Funding and Policy by Meredith McCoy (review).

The main focus of the text is Meredith McCoy's book, *On Our Own Terms: Indigenous Histories of School Funding and Policy*, which explores Indigenous resistance to federal educational policies through strategic use of federal funding from the 1930s to the 1970s. Unlike traditional narratives that emphasize trauma, McCoy highlights how tribal nations, such as the Mississippi Choctaw and Navajo Nation, utilized programs like the Johnson-O'Malley Act to assert control over their children's education and maintain cultural autonomy. The book provides detailed case studies and primary sources that illustrate the sophisticated strategies employed by Indigenous leaders to navigate federal bureaucracy while preserving their educational sovereignty. This work is positioned as essential for understanding contemporary issues related to tribal control of education and federal Indian policy. [Extracted from the article]