Stealing Little Moon : the legacy of the American Indian boarding schools / Dan SaSuWeh Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Dan SaSuWeh, 1951- author.

Contributor:

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School--History--Juvenile literature.

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School.

Jones, Dan SaSuWeh, 1951---Family.

Jones, Dan SaSuWeh.

Off-reservation boarding schools--United States--History--Juvenile literature.

Off-reservation boarding schools.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--History--Juvenile literature.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies

History

Juvenile works

Physical Description:

xix, 284 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Legacy of the American Indian boarding schools

Place of Publication:

New York : Scholastic Focus, 2024.

Summary:

"Little Moon There Are No Stars Tonight was four years old when armed federal agents showed up at her home and took her from her family. Under the authority of the government, she was sent away to a boarding school specifically created to strip her of her Ponca culture and teach her the ways of white society. Little Moon was one of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend these schools across America and give up everything they'd ever known: family, friends, toys, clothing, food, customs, even their language. She would be the first of four generations of her family who would go to the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School. Dan SaSuWeh Jones chronicles his family's time at Chilocco-starting with his grandmother Little Moon's arrival when the school first opened and ending with him working on the maintenance crew when the school shut down nearly one hundred years later. Together with the voices of students from other schools, both those who died and those who survived, Dan brings to light the lasting legacy of the boarding school era. Part American history, part family history, Stealing Little Moon is a powerful look at the miseducation and the mistreatment of Indigenous kids, while celebrating their strength, resiliency, and courage-and the ultimate failure of the United States government to erase them."-- Provided by publisher.

"Dan SaSuWeh Jones brings to light the forced assimilation and cultural erasure of Indigenous people by government-run residential schools with first-person accounts that breaks down the truth of America's hidden past.Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / by Denise K. Lajimodiere

Introduction

Kill the Indian in him : a history

Little Moon there are no stars tonight

Little Moon at Chilocco

Full moon

Athletes & soldiers : the warrior spirit

Hateful things

Changes in the 1950s

It's OK to be an Indian!

Red power continues

Chilocco closes

My Chilocco story

Let the truth-telling begin

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277).

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, 2025

Other Format:

Online version: Jones, Dan SaSuWeh. Stealing little moon

ISBN:

9781338889475

1338889478

OCLC:

1422091827