Native American Boarding Schools

by Mary A. Stout

Overview

A broadly based historical survey, this book examines Native American boarding schools in the United States from Puritan times to the present day.

Hundreds of thousands of Native Americans are estimated to have attended Native American boarding schools during the course of over a century. Today, many of the off-reservation Native American boarding schools have closed, and those that remain are in danger of losing critical federal funding. Ironically, some Native Americans want to preserve them.

This book provides a much-needed historical survey of Native American boarding schools that examines all of these educational institutions across the United States and presents a balanced view of many personal boarding school experiences—both positive and negative. Author Mary A. Stout, an expert in American Indian subjects, places Native American boarding schools in context with other American historical and educational movements, discussing not only individual facilities but also the specific outcomes of this educational paradigm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313386763
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/23/2012
Series:	Landmarks of the American Mosaic Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Mary A. Stout is a recently retired academic librarian and freelance writer. She holds an MA in American Indian studies from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword vii

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Chronology xv

1 American Colonial Period 1

2 Missionary Educators: From Revolution to 1875-The Next Century 13

3 Carlisle Boarding School (1875-1900) 27

4 Haskell Institute (1900-1920s) 47

5 Cruloccomdian Agricultural School (1920s-1930s) 61

6 Chemawa and Pipestone Indian Schools (1930s-1940s) 73

7 Phoenix Indian School (1950s-1960s) 87

8 Native American Education in the 20th Century and Beyond: Self-Determination, Education, and the Fate of the Boarding Schools 103

9 Boarding School Legacy 119

Short Biographies of Key Figures 133

Primary Documents 149

Glossary 183

Annotated Bibliography 187

Appendix I American Indian Boarding Schools in the United States, 1900/1901 201

Appendix II Tribally Controlled Colleges: AIHEC Members in 2011 203

Index 205

Editorial Reviews

Stout (retired academic librarian and author) offers an introduction to the history of American Indian schools by presenting short histories of some of the more important schools that existed. A chronology follows the introduction, which sets out the plan for the book. . . . Summing Up: Recommended.” —Choice

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