Education for extinction
About this book
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.
Subjects
- 19th century
- 20th century
- acculturation
- biographies
- biography
- boarding schools
- cultural assimilation
- education
- éducation
- education and state
- geschichte 1875-1928
- government policy
- heimschule
- histoire
- history
- indianer
- indians of north america
- indians of north america, cultural assimilation
- indians of north america, education
- indian youth
- internats
- internats pour autochtones
- jeunesse indienne d'amérique
- off-reservation boarding schools
- politique gouvernementale
- politique sociale
- private schools
- race relations
- relations raciales
- social policy
- united states
- united states, history
- united states, race relations
- united states, social policy