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Download full textFeldman, Douglas A. – 1973
The development of formal education for the Alaskan Eskimo was traced back to the 1799 schools operated by the Russian American Company through the current expansion of Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. It was maintained that the growth of these educational institutions undermined traditional Eskimo values, self respect and confidence, and general…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, Economic Factors, Educational History
