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Off-reservation Boarding Schools

Pipestone

A renowned activist recalls his childhood years in an Indian boarding school

Published: 2010, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Tags: Indigenous, Off-reservation Boarding Schools
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, United StatesBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Shi-Shi-Etko

Shi-shi-etko, a Native American girl, spends the last four days before she goes to residential school learning valuable lessons from her mother, father, and grandmother, and creating precious memories of home.

Published: 2005, Groundwood Books
Tags: Family, home, Indian boarding school, Indigenous, memory, New experiences, Off-reservation Boarding Schools, residential school
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, North AmericaAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, North America, Picture BookAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, North America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

Shinchi’s Canoe

Forced to use only people’s English names and not speak to his siblings at school, Shin-chi holds fast to the canoe given to him by his father, hopeful that things will then improve for his family and the tribe he loves.