We Will Secure Our Future: Empowering the Navajo Nation

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Nearing graduation from  Phoenix Indian School, Peterson Zah made up our minds he wanted to attend college. He was once refused the reference letters needed for college admission by teachers who told him he would fail and thus embarrass them. Several years later, these instructors would receive invitations from Zah to a party celebrating his graduation from Arizona State University.

And so began a career that took Zah to the presidency of the Navajo Nation. His life and accomplishments have exemplified the ongoing efforts by American Indian communities to gain greater regulate over their lives and lands. He has made important contributions in many areas, but education has all the time been one of his main priorities. Perhaps  no one in the Southwest has done more than Peterson Zah to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation of American Indian students from colleges and universities.

Zah’s presentations to Peter Iverson’s classes at Arizona State University,  employed  examples drawn from his own experiences. Students praised his thoughtful, honest and direct observations.  He reinforced a central theme in Iverson’s classesthat Indian history encompasses triumph in addition to tragedy and victory in addition to victimization.

This book grew out of  Iverson’s determination to share Zah’s insights  with a much wider audience. The two met each and every few months to believe many subjects related to Zah’s life.  These sessions formed the foundation for this volume.

Part autobiography, part interview, and part conversation, Zah and Iverson’s account touches on a variety of overlapping topics, but two central themes prevail: education and empowerment. We Will Protected Our Future is a fascinating look into the life of a man who  became a respected visionary and passionate advocate for his people. 
 

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