Looks at politics and practices of cross cultural communication by examining the historical and current status of American Indians as subjects and participants in the educational system.
The Social Science Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1999, p. 33
Description
Discusses various recollections of the teacher-student relationships Native American's had with their former teachers in boarding school settings, and looks at the process of assimilation fostered within the context of an all-Indian boarding school.
Index on Censorship , vol. 28, no. 4, 1999, pp. 54-64
Description
Discusses how the Canadian government inflicted damage on First Nations cultures by the suppression of language and learning, and the enforcement of schooling in "civilized" culture.