Boarding school seasons : American Indian families, 1900-1940
"Brenda J. Child, a Red Lake Ojibwe and a descendant of boarding school students, brings to light previously unpublished archival letters from the Flandreau school in South Dakota and the Haskell Institute in Kansas--letters written by students, parents, and administrators. This correspondance chronicles the emotional and cultural impact that boarding schools had on individuals, families, and communities. To assess that impact, the author examines several key areas: the effects of separation on children and parents; the dangers of illness; the nature of boarding school work; and the techniques of resistance and rebellion. The author's thoughtful approach and her willingness to let the letter writers tell their own stories allow the complexities and paradoxes of boarding school life to emerge unfettered by historical preconceptions or stereotypes. As a result, the voices of these letters become a testament not to the power of an institution, but to the resourcefulness and resilience of a people"--p. [4] of cover
Print Book, English, ©1998
University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, ©1998
personal correspondence
xvi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780803214804, 9780803264052, 0803214804, 0803264054
38601984
Star quilts and Jim Thorpe
From reservation to boarding school
Train time
Homesickness
Illness and death
Working for the school
Runaway boys, resistant girls