August 23, 2019
Sovereign Community School Is Part Of A Larger Movement
Author: Caroline Halter
Sovereign Community School is new charter school in Oklahoma City with a focus on Native American culture and identity. It’s also part of a movement of tribes and tribal citizens using publicly funded, privately run schools to take control over the education of Native children.
Getting Going
Phil Gover is the founder of Sovereign Community School. He belongs to the Pauite, Pawnee and Comanche Nations, and he started developing the school in 2017 after visiting a charter school in New Mexico call