DR. DAVINA TWO BEARS

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Abstract
My research documents the early history of the Old Leupp Boarding School, an early twentieth century U.S. federal Indian boarding school, located on the Navajo Reservation. In keeping with Diné (Navajo) cultural teachings, I utilize non-destructive research methods, including a critical analysis of archival records, historic photographs, and oral history interviews with Navajo elders to demonstrate how Navajo students and their families resisted the U.S. federal government’s assimilationist educational policies. These accounts of Diné survivance and the continuance of k'é relationships demonstrate the importance and power of conducting oral history research in support of traditional archaeological work at historic Navajo sites.