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

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Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2016]

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Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource (xvii, 189 pages) : illustrations.
Series	The Iroquois and their neighbors
	Iroquois and their neighbors.
Bibliography	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.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	"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 and 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."--Back cover.
Subject	Indian children -- Abuse of -- New York (State) -- History.
	Iroquois Indians -- Cultural assimilation -- New York (State)
	Off-reservation boarding schools -- New York (State) -- History.
	EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- Education -- New York (State) -- Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.
Subject	Indian students -- New York (State) -- History.
	Iroquois children -- New York (State) -- Social conditions.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
	Indians of North America -- Education -- New York (State) -- Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.
	Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- New York (State)
	Iroquois Indians -- Education -- History.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- Cultural assimilation -- New York (State)
Subject	Cattaraugus Indian Reservation (N.Y.) -- History.
	EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
	Thomas Indian School (Iroquois, N.Y.)
Local Subject	Indigenous children -- Abuse of -- New York (State) -- History.
	Indigenous students -- New York (State) -- History.
	Residential schools -- New York (State) -- History.
Other Form:	Print version: Burich, Keith R. Thomas Indian School and the "irredeemable" children of New York. First edition. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2016] 9780815634546 (DLC) 2015048155 (OCoLC)928488101
ISBN	9780815653585 (electronic bk.)
	0815653581 (electronic bk.)

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