American Indian education : a history

Summary: The first comprehensive history of American Indian education from colonial times to the present. The authors draw on firsthand accounts from teachers and students in missionary, government, and tribal boarding schools and day schools. American Indian Education is the first comprehensive history of American Indian education from colonial times to the present. Authors Jon Reyhner and Jeanne Eder draw on firsthand accounts from teachers and students to explore the broad spectrum of Native experiences in missionary, government, and tribal boarding and day schools; to reveal the effects of changes in government policies and educational philosophies; and to explore the current resurgence of American Indian nations.