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American Indian education : a history
Walter C. Koerner Library, University of British Columbia

2004
Book > History
Creators
Reyhner, Jon Allan; Eder, Jeanne M. Oyawin
Description
"In this comprehensive history of American Indian education in the United States from colonial times to the present, historians and educators Jon Reyhner and Jeanne Eder explore the broad spectrum of Native experiences in missionary, government, and tribal boarding and day schools. This up-to-date survey is the first one-volume source for those interested in educational reform policies and missionary and government efforts to Christianize and "civilize" American Indian children"--book jacket.
Language
English

More Information

Holding Library
Walter C. Koerner Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
080613593X
Statement of Responsibility
Jon Reyhner, Jeanne Eder.
Publication Information
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
Physical Description
x, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-355) and index.
Contents
1. Colonial missionaries and their schools -- 2. Treaties and western removal, 1776-1867 -- 3. Reservations, 1867-1887 -- 4. Allotment and dependency, 1887-1924 -- 5. Mission schools -- 6. Government boarding schools -- 7. Students and parents -- 8. A new deal, 1924-1944 -- 9. Termination and relocation, 1944-1969 -- 10. Self-determination, 1969-1989 -- 11. Higher education -- 12. New directions in Indian education, 1989-2003 -- 13. Entering the twenty-first century.
Electronic Location and Access
Also available online (authentication may be required)
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