| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Indigenous education
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Indigenous education.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: Origin and Development of the American Indian Boarding School System; 1. Beyond Bleakness: The Brighter Side of Indian Boarding Schools, 1870-1940; 2. "We Had a Lot of Fun, but of Course, That Wasn't the School Part": Life at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893-1920; 3. The Man on the Bandstand at Carlisle Indian Industrial School: What He Reveals about the Children's Experiences; 4. Putting Lucy Pretty Eagle to Rest; 5. Loosening the Bonds: The Rapid City Indian School in the 1920s. |
| Summary |
Shows how American Indian boarding schools provided both positive and negative influences for Native American children. Offering comparative studies of the various schools, regions, tribes, and aboriginal peoples, this book reveals both the light and the dark aspects of the boarding school experience and illuminates the vast gray area in between. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Off-reservation boarding schools -- History.
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Off-reservation boarding schools. |
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History. |
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Indian children -- Relocation -- United States -- History.
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Indian children. |
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United States. |
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Indian children -- Education.
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Indian children -- Education. |
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Indians of North America -- Government relations.
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Indians of North America -- Government relations. |
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United States -- Social policy.
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Social policy. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Trafzer, Clifford E.
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Keller, Jean A., 1953-
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Sisquoc, Lorene.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boarding school blues. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006 0803244460 9780803244467 (DLC) 2006004484 (OCoLC)63703921 |
| ISBN |
9780803257214 (electronic book) |
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080325721X (electronic book) |
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0803244460 (print) |
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0803294638 (print) |
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9780803244467 (print) |
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9780803294639 (print) |
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