Native American boarding schools

Stout, Mary 1954- (Author).

Summary: Discusses the history of Native American boarding schools, including attempts to assimilate them to white culture, strip them of their cultural identities, and mistreatment.

Record details

ISBN: 0313386765
ISBN: 9780313386763 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0313386765 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780313386770 (e-ISBN)
ISBN: 0313386773 (e-ISBN)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 214 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara : Greenwood, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-199) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

American Colonial period -- Missionary educators : from revolution to 1875 -- the next century -- Carlisle Boarding School (1875-1900) -- Haskell Institute (1900-1920s) -- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (1920s-1930s) -- Chemawa and Pipestone Indian Schools (1930s-1940s) -- Phoenix Indian School (1950-1960s) -- Native Ameircan education in the 20th century and beyond : self-determinism, education, and the fate of the boarding schools -- Boarding school legacy.