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Kidwell, Clara Sue – 1995
This book relates the history of the Choctaw Nation before and after the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forced some Mississippi Choctaw to flee to Oklahoma. Some Choctaws nonetheless chose to remain in Mississippi, and today the tribe occupies eight reservation communities scattered throughout that state. The book constitutes a case study of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History
McLoughlin, William G. – 1995
This book describes the crucial role missionaries played in the acculturation and "Americanization" of the Cherokee Indians from 1789 to 1839. The book compares the methods, successes, and failures of the Moravians, Presbyterians, Congegrationalists, Baptists, and Methodists in their attempts to Christianize the Cherokees. Each…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History
Dyck, Noel – 1997
This book details the history of Indian residential schooling in the Prince Albert region of Saskatchewan from the early 19th century to 1995. Following a foreword by Grand Chief Alphonse Bird of the Prince Albert Grand Council, the book overviews the five distinct institutional periods of Indian residential schooling in Saskatchewan: (1)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools, Canada Natives
Harvey, Karen D.; Harjo, Lisa D. – 1994
Appropriate for the middle grades through junior high school, this book and accompanying teacher's guide provide a curriculum for teaching American Indian history. Following an overview of the European encounter and the early years of White penetration into North America, the book focuses on five distinct periods of U.S. government policy toward…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History
DeJong, David H. – 1993
This book presents a historical overview of American Indian education and includes excerpts of government documents, court decisions, letters from commissioners of Indian affairs, and personal accounts. The book depicts the continuous efforts of White society to educate and assimilate Native Americans into the Euro-American culture. Chapters 1 and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History
Darnell, Frank; Hoem, Anton – 1996
This book examines the history of education of indigenous peoples in circumpolar countries of the Western world and contemporary issues in schooling there. It offers perspectives on school and society in villages spread across the Arctic and Subarctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. More commonalities than…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Canada Natives
