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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... writing . After a brief recess , they were taught the catechism . Midday dinner was followed by more prayers and afternoon reading . Then there was a recreation period , supper , more prayers , and bed . Of the six young men who ...
... writing in Mexico's indigenous languages . However , Spanish was considered the language of national unity . In the 1920s , at a time when the nation's four million Indians constituted almost one - third of the population , the minister ...
... writing , and all parts of Learning which shall appear necessary and expedient for civilizing and christianizing Children of Pagans as well as in all Liberal Arts and Science ; and also of English youth and any others " ( quoted in ...
... writers , and instructed in the principles of the Christian religion .... Well behaved while with me [ , ] ... by contact with the vices of their tribes , not more than half preserved their characters unstained . The rest were sunk into ...
... writing , and arithmetic were taught in Oneida and English ( Layman 1942 ) . In an attempt to avoid costly new wars , one of the first concerns of the postrevolutionary leadership was dealing with Indian tribes , especially those that ...
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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