Like the figures in the ancient oral literature of Native Americans, children who lived through the American Indian boarding school experience became heroes, bravely facing a monster not of their own making. Sometimes the monster swallowed them up. More often, though, the children fought the monster and grew stronger. This volume draws on the full breadth of this experience in showing how American Indian boarding schools provided both positive and negative influences for Native American children. The boarding schools became an integral part of American history, a shared history that resulted...
Like the figures in the ancient oral literature of Native Americans, children who lived through the American Indian boarding school experience became ...
The first collection of writings and images focused on an off-reservation Indian boarding school, "The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue" shares the fascinating story of this flagship institution, featuring the voices of American Indian students. In 1902, the federal government opened Sherman Institute in Riverside, California, to transform American Indian students into productive farmers, carpenters, homemakers, nurses, cooks, and seamstresses. Indian students helped build the school and worked daily at Sherman; teachers provided vocational education and placed them in employment through...
The first collection of writings and images focused on an off-reservation Indian boarding school, "The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue" shares the fa...
