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American Indian Education: A History
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by Jon Allan Reyhner and Jeanne M. Oyawin Eder
Sales Rank: 1090572
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 320 pages
Published by: University of Oklahoma Press August 30, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 080613593X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0806135939
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Book Description
In 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 of Indian schools from teachers and students, this volume covers:
- The passage of the Civilization Act of 1819, which allowed government funding for missionary-run schools
- The formation of the Office of Indian Affairs and the forced removal of many tribes to Indian Territory
- The establishment of reservations and the enactment of policies providing land allotments for some American Indians
- The expansion of the vocation-oriented boarding school system, which removed students from their families and cultures
- The implementation of child-centered Progressive education and Franklin D. Roosevelt's Indian "New Deal"
- The growth of community-controlled schools in the era of Indian self-determination
- The founding of tribal colleges and American Indian Studies programs as well as the resurgence of instruction in traditional languages as part of a cultural revitalization movement
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.
About The Author
Jon Reyhner is Professor of Education at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Reyhner has taught on the Navajo Reservation and served as a school administrator for the Blackfeet, Fort Peck, Havasupai, White Mountain Apache, and other communities. He is the editor of Teaching American Indian Students, also published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Jeanne Eder (Dakota Sioux) is Director of the Alaska Native Studies Program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She is the author of The Dakota Sioux and The Makah.
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