{"product_id":"american-indian-children-at-school-1850-1930-paperback","title":"American Indian Children at School, 1850-1930 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael C. Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom more than a hundred autobiographical accounts written by American Indians recalling their schooling in government and missionary institutions this book recovers a perspective that was almost lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a system of pedagogy that was alien to their culture these and hundreds of others were wrested as youngsters from their tribal life and regimented to become American citizens. In the process of enlightening them to western codes and values, their memories of ethnic life were intentionally obscured for what was to believed to be the greater good of the nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon these Native American reminiscences reveals how young Indians responded to a system that attempted to eradicate the tribal codes that had nourished them. The Christian curriculum, the military-style discipline, the white staff of teachers and administrators, and the work-for-study demands were alien and bewildering to them, especially during their first days at the institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe former pupils recall myri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael C. Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e, a lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Jyvaskla, Finland, is author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indian Children at School, 1850-1930\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePresbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837-1893, \u003c\/i\u003eboth published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.16 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166712893575,"sku":"9781604730098","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d35a16738e96615bdc2431ca813372de.webp?v=1733322634","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/american-indian-children-at-school-1850-1930-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}