American Indian/First Nations Schooling

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 1-3

3. The Present Situation

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 5-9

4. Assumptions about Race

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 11-17

5. Making Christians

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 19-27

6. Wards of Government

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 29-37

7. The “Five Civilized Nations”

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 39-47

8. Churches as Allies and Agents of the State

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 49-66

9. Decline of the Partnership of Church and State

   • Charles L. Glenn

   Pages 67-75

10. Separate Schooling Institutionalized

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 77-92

11. Problems of Residential Schools

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 93-108

12. Self-Help and Self-Governance

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 109-124

13. Indian Languages and Cultures

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 125-145

14. Navajo, Cree, and Mohawk

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 147-164

15. Continued Decline of Indian Languages

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 165-178

16. Indians in Local Public Schools

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 179-191

17. Have We Learned Anything?

    • Charles L. Glenn

    Pages 193-199

18. Back Matter

    Pages 201-238

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Tracing the history of Native American schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large  - and sometimes within indigenous communities - which led to Native American children being separate from the white majority. Charles L. Glenn examines the evolving assumptions about race and culture as applied to schooling, the reactions of parents and tribal leadership in the United States and Canada, and the symbolic as well as practical role of indigenous languages and of efforts to maintain them.

• children
• education
• Institution
• Nation

"This is a book for those who want a clear and comprehensive treatment of the sad history of schooling of First Nations children in the United States and Canada. Charles Glenn boldly exposes the embarrassing assumptions behind the policies and practices of educationalists, government bureaucrats, anthropologists, and racial virtuosos." - Elmer Thiessen, Research Professor of Education, Tyndale University College and Seminary

• Boston University, USA

  Charles L. Glenn

Charles Glenn is a Professor of Educational Leadership and former Dean of the School of Education at Boston University, where he teaches courses in education history and comparative policy. From 1970 to 1991 he was Director of Urban Education and Equity for the Massachusetts Department of Education, and he has published studies on educational issues in more than forty countries.

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