The Thomas Indian School and the "irredeemable" children of New York Keith R. Burich

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burich, Keith R., author.

Series:

Iroquois and their neighbors

The Iroquois and their neighbors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas Indian School (Iroquois, N.Y.).

Off-reservation boarding schools--New York (State)--History.

Off-reservation boarding schools.

Indian students--New York (State)--History.

Indian students.

Iroquois Indians--Education--History.

Iroquois Indians.

Iroquois Indians--Cultural assimilation--New York (State).

Indian children--Abuse of--New York (State)--History.

Indian children.

Iroquois children--New York (State)--Social conditions.

Iroquois children.

Indians of North America--Education--New York--Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--New York (State).

Cattaraugus Indian Reservation (N.Y.)--History.

Cattaraugus Indian Reservation (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

xvii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2016]

Contents:

An overwhelming majority of the Indians are poor, even extremely poor

Things fall apart

Conceived in hope, born of despair

Crippled, defective, and Indian children

Up to this day, I ain't nothing

No place to go

Everyone has forgotten me though I'm gonna die.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.

Local Notes:

The Indian Rights Association Complementary Collection.

ISBN:

9780815634546 (cloth : alk. paper)

0815634544 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780815634362 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0815634366 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

928488101