Boarding School Blues Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences

Name: Boarding School Blues Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences
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ISBN: 9780803294639

ISBN-10: 0803294638

ISBN-13: 9780803294639

Edition: 2006

Authors: Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, Lorene Sisquoc

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Like the figures in the ancient oral literature of Native Americans, children who lived through the American Indian boarding school experience became heroes, bravely facing a monster not of their own making. Sometimes the monster swallowed them up. More often, though, the children fought the monster and grew stronger. This volume draws on the full breadth of this experience in showing how American Indian boarding schools provided both positive and negative influences for Native American children. The boarding schools became an integral part of American history, a shared history that resulted in Indians "turning the power" by using their school experiences to grow in wisdom and benefit their…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 9/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 6.01" wide x 9.02" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Introduction: Origin and Development of the American Indian Boarding School System




Beyond Bleakness: The Brighter Side of Indian Boarding Schools, 1870-1940




"We Had a Lot of Fun, but of Course, That Wasn't the School Part": Life at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893-1920




The Man on the Bandstand at Carlisle Indian Industrial School: What He Reveals about the Children's Experiences




Putting Lucy Pretty Eagle to Rest




Loosening the Bonds: The Rapid City Indian School in the 1920s




Hail Mary: The Catholic Experience at St. Boniface Indian School




Learning Gender: Female Students at the Sherman Institute, 1907-1925




Through a Wide-Angle Lens: Acquiring and Maintaining Power, Position, and Knowledge through Boarding Schools




Indian Boarding Schools in Comparative Perspective: The Removal of Indigenous Children in the United States and Australia, 1880-1940




The Place of American Indian Boarding Schools in Contemporary Society



About the Editors


Index