Discusses deeper meaning of assimilation policies as factors of Indian schooling based on 3 perspectives; Protestant ideology, civilized versus savage paradigm, and land quest of whites.
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 1, February 1988
Description
Examines three perspectives that were factors in the campaign to assimilate aboriginal people through schooling: the Protestant ideology, the civilization-savagism paradigm, and the quest for land by Whites.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 503-521
Description
Article describes the philosophy behind, and the structure of the Male Seminary school operated by the Cherokee National Council; details the curriculum and the daily lives of boys who attended the institution.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 6, 1991, pp. 17-22
Description
Looks at workshop that centered around community which went from 100 percent alcohol dependency to 5 percent in fourteen years. Looks at the use of spiritual practices to heal the hurt and trauma cause by alcohol and drug dependency.
Journal of Social History, vol. 22, no. 1, Autumn, 1988, pp. 113-128
Description
Discusses the specific case of Amanda Chingren, who oversaw the "outing" (transition from residential schools or reservations to domestic employment) of Native American girls.