
United States: Seeking The Voices Of American Indian And Irish Schoolchildren (1820s–1920s): Autobiographical Reminiscence as Historical Source
United States: Seeking The Voices Of American Indian And Irish Schoolchildren (1820s–1920s): Autobiographical Reminiscence as Historical Source Michael C. Coleman, 2012 During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (ca. 1820s–1920s) the US and British governments utilized elementary education as a tool of assimilation. Huge numbers of Indian and Irish children confronted educational systems designed to separate them from local cultural values. Much top-down official evidence...For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.