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(0)Bill Vaughn
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Language
English
Description
The first narrative history revealing the entire story of the development, operation, and harmful legacy of the Native American boarding schools, and how our nation still has much to resolve before we can fully heal.
When Europeans came to the Americas centuries ago, too many of them brought racism along with them. Even presidents such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson each had different takes on how to solve the "Indian...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Between 1859 and the 1960's missionaries and the U.S. government operated more than five hundred assimilation centers. Their ostensible goal was to solve the "Indian problem" by transforming Indigenous children into English-speaking Christians who could hold down a job or run a farm or manage a household. But as the government finally admitted, the real objective was to steal tribal land. Most of these boys and girls were taken forcibly from their...