The Thomas Indian School and the Irredeemable Children of New York by Keith R Burich

The Thomas Indian School and the Irredeemable Children of New York by Keith R Burich

The story of the Thomas Indian School is the story of the Iroquois people and the suffering and despair of the children who found themselves trapped in an institution from which there was little chance for escape. Although the school began as a refuge for children, it also served as a mechanism for ?civilizing? and converting native children to Christianity. As the school's population swelled an financial support dried up, the founders were forced to turn the school over to the state of New York. Under the State Board of Charities, children were subjected to prejudice, poor treatment, and long-term institutionalization, resulting in alienation from their families and cultures. In this harrowing yet essential book, Burich offers new and important insights into the role and nature of boarding schools and their destructive effect on generations of indigenous populations.

Burich’s exhaustive history significantly contributes to the history of settler colonial schooling by documenting a distinctively different kind of Indian School: non-federal, state run, horrifically committed to the idea of the ‘irredeemable’ Indian child""—K. Tsianina Lomawaima, professor of Indigenous education, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University

""Burich’s book fills a glaring gap in the fields of Indian education and Haudenosaunee history. It is accessible for undergraduate students and will add significantly to classroom explorations of Indian education by including state-mandated education in discussions that usually revolve around the Carlisle Industrial School and the federal system.""—Holly Rine, associate professor of history, Le Moyne College

""Written by an historian who knows the craft of telling a good story, Burich’s book offers a new interpretative angle to the growing literature on Indian boarding school studies, and makes a wonderful contribution to the history of American Indian education.""—Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, associate professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Keith R. Burich is professor of history at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, USA.

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ISBN 13	9780815634362
ISBN 10	0815634366
Title	The Thomas Indian School and the Irredeemable Children of New York
Author	Keith R Burich
Series	The Iroquois And Their Neighbors
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Syracuse University Press
Year published	2016-03-30
Number of pages	224
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