Education for extinction
American Indians and the boarding school experience, 1875-1928
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Publication
1995 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan, Kansas
Language
English
Word Count
99,000 words, Guess
Page Count
396 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1276031M
- ISBN-100700607358
- OCLC Control Number32167831
- OCLC Control Numbereducationforexti0000adam
- Library of Congress Control Number95007638
and 2 more
- Goodreads1275847
- LibraryThing549485
Classifications
- DDC371.97/97
- LCCE97.5 .A35 1995
Description
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 comprehensive account of this dispiriting effort. Much more than a study of federal Indian policy, this book vividly details the day-to-day experiences of Indian youths living in a "total institution" designed to reconstruct them both psychologically and culturally. Based upon extensive use of government archives, Indian and teacher autobiographies, and school newspapers, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Western history, Native American studies, American race relations, educational history, or multi-culturalism.
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