Kill the Indian, Save the Man The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools

Name: Kill the Indian, Save the Man The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools
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ISBN: 9780872864344

ISBN-10: 0872864340

ISBN-13: 9780872864344

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ward Churchill

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For five consecutive generations, from roughly 1880__1980, Native American children in the United States and Canada were forcibly taken from their families and relocated to residential schools. The stated goal of this government program was to "kill the Indian to save the man." Half of the children did not survive the experience, and those who did were left permanently scarred. The resulting alcoholism, suicide, and the transmission of trauma to their own children has led to a social disintegration with results that can only be described as genocidal. Ward Churchill is the author of A Little Matter of Genocide, among other books. He is currently a Professor of American Indian Studies at…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: City Lights Books
Publication date: 11/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Ward Churchill has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a scholar-activist and analyst of indigenous issues. He is a Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, a leading member of AIM, and the author of numerous books, including A Little Matter of Genocide , Struggle for the Land , and Fantasies of the Master Race .