Critical Pedagogy for Native American Education Policy

Author Lavonna L. Lovern: Lavonna L. Lovern is an assistant professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Valdosta State University

• 1.An Introduction to the Problem 2.The Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives 3.Discourse and Critical Pedagogy 4.Habermasian Pedagogy 5.The Timeline 6.Termination, Self Determination 7.The United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 8.Classic and Alternative Epistemologies 9.Native American Epistemology and Pedagogy 10. Implications of Theory 11. Conclusion