ISBN: 9780806141145

Produktart: Taschenbuch. In this rare firsthand account, Fortunate Eagle lives up to his reputation as a ""contrary warrior"" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as … More...

Produktart: Taschenbuch. In this rare firsthand account, Fortunate Eagle lives up to his reputation as a ""contrary warrior"" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as bleak and prisonlike. Weitere detailsTitel: PipestoneZustand: NeuSubtitle: My Life in an Indian Boarding SchoolAutor: Adam Fortunate EagleContributor: Laurence M. Hauptman (Afterword by)Produktart: TaschenbuchEAN: 9780806141145ISBN: 9780806141145Verlag: University of Oklahoma PressGenre: BiographyRelease date: 30/03/2010Description: A renowned activist recalls his childhood years in an Indian boarding schoolBest known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers an unforgettable memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. In this rare firsthand account, Fortunate Eagle lives up to his reputation as a ""contrary warrior"" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as bleak and prisonlike.Fortunate Eagle attended Pipestone between 1935 and 1945, just as Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier's pluralist vision was reshaping the federal boarding school system to promote greater respect for Native cultures and traditions. But this book is hardly a dry history of the late boarding school era. Telling this story in the voice of his younger self, the author takes us on a delightful journey into his childhood and the inner world of the boarding school. Along the way, he shares anecdotes of dormitory culture, student pranks, and warrior games. Although Fortunate Eagle recognizes Pipestone's shortcomings, he describes his time there as nothing less than ""a little bit of heaven.""Were all Indian boarding schools the dispiriting places that history has suggested? This book allows readers to decide for themselves.Sprache: EnglischAnzahl der Seiten: 248Herstellungsland und -region: USHöhe: 216mmLänge: 140mmBreite: 16mm Information fehlt?Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns, wenn Details fehlen und wir werden diese solange möglich zu unserer Beschreibung hinzufügen., Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Buchtitel: Pipestone, Subtitle: My Life in an Indian Boarding School, Contributor: Laurence M. Hauptman (Afterword by), EAN: 9780806141145, Genre: Biography, Release date: 30/03/2010, Sprache: Englisch, Anzahl der Seiten: 248, Herstellungsland und -region: US, Höhe: 216mm, Länge: 140mm, Breite: 16mm, University of Oklahoma Press<

ISBN: 9780806141145

A renowned activist recalls his childhood years in an Indian boarding schoolBest known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers an un… More...

A renowned activist recalls his childhood years in an Indian boarding schoolBest known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers an unforgettable memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. In this rare firsthand account, Fortunate Eagle lives up to his reputation as a ?contrary warrior? by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as bleak and prisonlike. Fortunate Eagle attended Pipestone between 1935 and 1945, just as Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier?s pluralist vision was reshaping the federal boarding school system to promote greater respect for Native cultures and traditions. But this book is hardly a dry history of the late boarding school era. Telling this story in the voice of his younger self, the author takes us on a delightful journey into his childhood and the inner world of the boarding school. Along the way, he shares anecdotes of dormitory culture, student pranks, and warrior games. Although Fortunate Eagle recognizes Pipestone?s shortcomings, he describes his time there as nothing less than ?a little bit of heaven.?Were all Indian boarding schools the dispiriting places that history has suggested? This book allows readers to decide for themselves. | Pipestone by Adam Fortunate Eagle Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Social Science > Race & Ethnicity > Indigenous P10102, Adam Fortunate Eagle<

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Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 248 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers., [PU: University of Oklahoma Press]<

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