The Carlisle Indian School: A Study of Acculturation
Theses
Author/Creator
Pearl Lee Walker-McNeil
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--American University, 1979.
Brief discussion of how schools functioned, abuses that took place, churches and government's response to law suits, settlement agreements and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Chapter eight from A History of Treaties and Policies, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
A collection of letter books from two of the principals of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School. Ten volumes are included ranging from 1875 to 1904.