Kill the Indian, Save the Man: The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools

by Ward Churchill

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For five consecutive generations, from roughly 1880 to 1980, Native American children in the United States and Canada were forcibly taken from their families and relocated to residential schools.

The stated goal of this government program was to "kill the Indian to save the man." Half of the children did not survive the experience, and those who did were left permanently scarred. The resulting alcoholism, suicide and the transmission...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0872864340

ISBN13:9780872864344

Release Date:November 2004

Publisher:City Lights Books

Length:158 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Americas College & University Education Education & Reference England Europe History Humanities Native American Native American Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Textbooks World

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