Voices from Haskell Indian Students Between Two Worlds, 1884-1928 |
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| Author:
| Vuckovic, Myriam |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7006-1617-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Draws on diary entries and correspondence from student to tell the story of the early years of Haskell Institute, a government boarding school designed to "civilize" and acculturate Indians to Anglo-American ideals. Reveals how both resistance against and compliance with the dominant culture unified the students and erased traditional barriers between tribes.
Draws on diary entries and correspondence from student to tell the story of the early years of Haskell Institute, a government boarding school designed to "civilize" and acculturate Indians to Anglo-American ideals. Reveals how both resistance against and compliance with the dominant culture unified the students and erased traditional barriers between tribes.