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Children left behind : dark legacy of Indian mission boarding schools / by Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji, Stands Up for Them) ; illustrations by Denise Giago.
Known as "residential schools" in Canada. Includes poems (poetry).
""Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools is a must read. Tim Giago, who spent his childhood at one of these schools, examines the unholy alliance between church and state that tried to destroy the culture and spirituality of generations of Indian children. Provocative, riveting, chilling, persuasive, and original, this book leaves the reader overwhelmed. Describing almost inexpressible cruelties and triumphs, Giago pulls us into the boarding school experience. He challenges Indian Country to co-exist with the truth of what actually happened at these schools. Only then can we heal and avoid acquiescence to a system that has crushed so many souls. The book is a triumph, and a major event in Indian education." Ryan Wilson, Oglala Lakota, President, National Indian Education Association.
"Children Left Behind is a sad story of a nation's best intentions gone awry. Tim Giago's personal accounts reveal an untold tragedy of abuse of helpless children by those who had the responsibility to protect them. To fully understand the calamity, you need only to visit the graveyards of the old boarding schools and see the hundreds of graves of Indian children who did not survive the misguided assimilation efforts." Richard B. Williams, Oglala Lakota, President & CEO, American Indian College Fund"--Amazon.ca description.
Record details
- ISBN: 1574160869
- ISBN: 9781574160864
- Physical Description: ix, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Santa Fe, N.M. : Clear Light Pub., ©2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Iintroduction: speaking for the once-silenced voice -- Section I. Prelude: shadows of memory -- Iindian school days and nights. Identity: in the shadow of names -- In memoriam: shadows from the spirit world -- Young love and loss -- Hunger: body & soul -- Shards of memory -- Portraits: angels and demons -- Escape -- Section II. The broader perspective -- Selected essays and commentary -- Exerpts from related writings, about the Indian Mission school experience, its impact on American Indian isolationism and cultural dissolution, and how the government has contributed to an archetypal fight for survival. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 97 .G53 2006 | 289657 | Stacks | Available | - |