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They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
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Description for They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School
Paperback. Established in 1884 and operative for nearly a century, the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma was one of a series of off-reservation boarding schools intended to assimilate American Indian children into mainstream American life. This title recalls the Chilocco students' loneliness and demoralization, and mutual support binding them together. Series: North American Indian Prose Award. Num Pages: 215 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Established in 1884 and operative for nearly a century, the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma was one of a series of off-reservation boarding schools intended to assimilate American Indian children into mainstream American life. Critics have characterized the schools as destroyers of Indian communities and cultures, but the reality that K. Tsianina Lomawaima discloses was much more complex. Lomawaima allows the Chilocco students to speak for themselves. In recollections juxtaposed against the official records of racist ideology and repressive practice, students from the 1920s and 1930s recall their loneliness and demoralization but also remember with pride the love and mutual ... Read more
Established in 1884 and operative for nearly a century, the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma was one of a series of off-reservation boarding schools intended to assimilate American Indian children into mainstream American life. Critics have characterized the schools as destroyers of Indian communities and cultures, but the reality that K. Tsianina Lomawaima discloses was much more complex. Lomawaima allows the Chilocco students to speak for themselves. In recollections juxtaposed against the official records of racist ideology and repressive practice, students from the 1920s and 1930s recall their loneliness and demoralization but also remember with pride the love and mutual ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
North American Indian Prose Award
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803279575
SKU
V9780803279575
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About K. Tsianina Lomawaima
K. Tsianina Lomawaima is an associate professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona and the daughter of a former Chilocco student.
Reviews for They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School
An inspiring and illuminating case study that should be included in the library of anyone interested in Indian-white relations and Indian history. -Western Historical Quarterly
Western Historical Quarterly
A valuable case study and an important contribution to American Indian and educational history. -American Indian Quarterly
American Indian Quarterly
[An] engaging and insightful book. . ... Read more
Western Historical Quarterly
A valuable case study and an important contribution to American Indian and educational history. -American Indian Quarterly
American Indian Quarterly
[An] engaging and insightful book. . ... Read more