Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
Contents
Native American education and marriages at Hampton Institute -- Interracial marriages of male Carlisle Indian school alumni -- Educated Native American men and interracial marriage -- A middle-class white woman philanthropist and interracial marriage -- The broken promise of aboriginal education in Australia -- Regulating aboriginal marriages in Victoria -- White women married to aboriginal men -- Solving the "Indian problem" in the United States -- Absorbing the "aboriginal problem" in Australia.
Summary
Examines marriages between white women and indigenous men in Australia and the United States between 1887 and 1937. This study uncovers striking differences between the policies of assimilation endorsed by Australia and those encouraged by the United States.
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