Children Left Behind : The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools

Name: Children Left Behind : The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools
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ISBN: 9781574160864

ISBN-10: 1574160869

ISBN-13: 9781574160864

Edition: 2006

Authors: Tim Giago, Denise Giago

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In The Children Left Behind, Tim Giago weaves memoir, commentary, reflection and poetry together to boldly illustrate his often horrific experiences as a child at an Indian Mission boarding school run by the Catholic Church. Through his words, the experience of one Indian child becomes a metaphor for the experience of many Indian children, who were literally ripped from their tribal roots and torn from their families for nine months of the year in order to be molded to better fit into mainstream America. They were not allowed to speak their own languages or follow their traditional customs. As a result of this traumatic and divisive policy, the Mission school experience for most young…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Clear Light Publishers
Binding: Perfect
Pages: 166
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English