Boarding School Blues Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences |
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Editor:
| Trafzer, Clifford E. Keller, Jean A. Sisquoc, Lorene |
Series title: | Indigenous Education Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-280-55081-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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The first volume of essays ever to focus on the American Indian boarding school experience, and written by some of the foremost experts and most promising young scholars of the subject, Boarding School Blues ranges widely in scope, addressing issues such as sports, runaways, punishment, physical plants, and Christianity. With comparative studies of the various schools, regions, tribes, and aboriginal peoples of the Americas and Australia, the book reveals both the light and the dark...
More DescriptionThe first volume of essays ever to focus on the American Indian boarding school experience, and written by some of the foremost experts and most promising young scholars of the subject, Boarding School Blues ranges widely in scope, addressing issues such as sports, runaways, punishment, physical plants, and Christianity. With comparative studies of the various schools, regions, tribes, and aboriginal peoples of the Americas and Australia, the book reveals both the light and the dark aspects of the boarding school experience and illuminates the vast gray area in between.