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The Risen Horse
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Book
Creators
Taschek, Karen
Description
"In 1905, Bin-daa-dee-nin sends his fifteen-year-old daughter, Isabel Chavez, to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, where she has trouble reconciling her father's traditional views with the Anglo community's expectations. Includes a timeline of the Indian Industrial School."

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ISBN
9780826348371
Statement of Responsibility
Karen Taschek.
Publication Information
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press
Physical Description
238 p. 22 cm.
Notes
Sequel to: Horse of seven moons.
Contents
Part I The Mescalero Indian Reservation, Mescalero, New Mexico, Summer 1905 -- Part II The Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Summer 1905 -- Part III "The Supreme Americanizer": the Outing System at Carlisle, Spring 1906 -- Timeline of the Indian Industrial School.
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