The Symbiotic Embrace: American Indians, White Educators and the School, 1820s-1920s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael C. Coleman
History of Education, vol. 25, no. 1, 1996, pp. 1-18
Description
Argues that neither actor completely controlled the relationship. Schools depended on student attendance, manual labour and acceptance of white culture to sustain themselves, while Native Americans eventually recognized that education could be used to their advantage.