Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience 1875-1928
- ISBN13: 9780700608386
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The last “Indian War” was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools. Only by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white “civilization” take root while childhood memories of “savagism” gradually faded to the point of extinction. In the words of one official: “Kill the Indian and save the man.” Education for Extinction offers the first comp… More >>
Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience 1875-1928
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