Voices from Haskell: Indian Students Between Two Worlds, 1884-1928

by Vuckovic, Myriam

• ISBN13: 9780700616176
• ISBN10: 0700616179
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-27
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Summary

"Haskell Institute of Lawrence, Kansas, first opened its doors in 1884 to twenty-two Ponca and Ottawa children, sent there to be taught Anglo-Protestant cultural values. For a century and a quarter since that time, this famous boarding school institution has challenged and touched the lives of tens of thousands of Indian students and their families representing a diverse array of tribal heritages. Voices from Haskell chronicles the formative years of this unique institution through the vivid memories and words of the students who attended." "Drawing on children's own accounts in letters, diaries, and other first-hand sources, Myriam Vuckovic reveals what Haskell's students really thought about the boarding school experience. By examining the cultural encounters and contests that occurred there, she portrays indigenous youth struggling to retain a sense of dignity and Indian identity - and refusing to become passive victims of assimilation."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Myriam Vuckovic is currently an assistant professor in the International Health Department at Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Beginnings	p. 11
Coming to Haskell	p. 30
Living by the Bell	p. 59
The Curriculum	p. 91
Rituals and Recreation	p. 128
Health and the Body	p. 179
Accommodation and Resistance	p. 211
Life after Haskell	p. 247
Notes	p. 279
Bibliography	p. 309
Index	p. 317
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