American Indian Education: A HistoryIn this comprehensive history of American Indian education in the United States from colonial times to the present, historians and educators Jon Reyhner and Jeanne Eder explore the broad spectrum of Native experiences in missionary, government, and tribal boarding and day schools. This up-to-date survey is the first one-volume source for those interested in educational reform policies and missionary and government efforts to Christianize and “civilize” American Indian children. Drawing on firsthand accounts from teachers and students, American Indian Education considers and analyzes shifting educational policies and philosophies, paying special attention to the passage of the Native American Languages Act and current efforts to revitalize Native American cultures.
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... to express our appreciation for all that we have learned from all our fellow students , teachers , administrators , and faculty over the years . AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION INTRODUCTION This book describes the efforts of X ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
A History Jon Reyhner, Jeanne Eder. AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION INTRODUCTION This book describes the efforts of European immigrants to.
... efforts under extreme conditions . In what the demographer Russell Thornton ( 1987 ) termed the " American Indian holocaust , " the indigenous population of what is now the United States plummeted from several million before Columbus's ...
... efforts to maintain tribal languages and cultures . Sequoyah , a Cher- okee , developed a syllabary in the early 1800s so that his people could write their own language . The tribe started its own bilingual Chero- kee - English ...
... efforts . While sitting in a teachers ' lounge , he overheard teachers complaining about their students . After using several " four- letter " words to describe his students , one teacher said , The thing that gets me most is they got ...
Contents
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Allotment and Dependency 18871924 | 81 |
Mission Schools | 112 |
Government Boarding Schools | 132 |
Students and Parents | 168 |
A New Deal 19241944 | 205 |
Termination and Relocation 19441969 | 232 |
SelfDetermination 19691989 | 251 |
Higher Education | 290 |
New Directions in Indian Education 19892003 | 308 |
Entering the TwentyFirst Century | 323 |
References | 331 |
Index | 357 |
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