American Indian Education
Subtitle: A History
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: August 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780806135939
Subjects: Multicultural Education; History: American; Government relations; History - General History; Native American; Indians of North America; Education; Cultural assimilation; History
First sentence: Before the arrival of European colonists North American tribes spoke more than three hundred languages, had different beliefs, and lived in different ways.
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."--BOOK JACKET.