Away for the Homeland: Why Students Fought to Keep Intermountain Indian School Open
Theses
Author/Creator
Carol Tonnies
Description
History Thesis (M.S.)--Utah State University, 2016.
Guide intended to increase understanding, respect and awareness of Aboriginal culture and protocols in order to create improved relationship building.
"Digital update: May 2018."
Designed to provide a basic understanding of Indigenous histories, protocols and etiquette, urban reserves, the importance of Elders and traditional practices.
2nd edition.
Compilation of primary documents.
Argues that the field of American Studies would not exist without the presence of Native Americans and that their world view and contributions are both valid and desirable.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
Historical note:
Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.