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Author:

Burich, Keith R., author.

Title:

The Thomas Indian School and the "irredeemable" children of New York / Keith R. Burich.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Syracuse University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Thomas Indian School (Iroquois, N.Y.)
Off-reservation boarding schools--New York (State)--History.
Indian students--New York (State)--History.
Iroquois Indians--History.--History.
Iroquois Indians--Cultural assimilation--New York (State)
Indian children--History.--New York (State)--History.
Iroquois children--New York (State)--Social conditions.
Indians of North America--Education--Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.--Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.
Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--New York (State)
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation (N.Y.)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

An overwhelming majority of the Indians are poor, even extremely poor -- Things fall apart -- Conceived in hope, born of despair -- Crippled, defective, and Indian children -- Up to this day, I ain't nothing -- No place to go -- Everyone has forgotten me though I'm gonna die.

Series:

The Iroquois and their neighbors

ISBN:

0815634366
9780815634362
0815634544
9780815634546

OCLC:

(OCoLC)928488101

LCCN:

2015048155

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)