Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story
$23.74
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2026
Summary
Created in collaboration with Race2Dinner, here’s the harrowing true story of America’s history with boarding schools, and the forced assimilation of Indigenous kids and families.
Education is a powerful tool, one that allows us to better understand the world around us. But these same tools can also be used to mislead people, and to exert control with ulterior motives.
For nearly 100 years, the U.S. Government used boarding schools to remove Indigenous kids from their families…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593811399 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593811399 |
| Author: | Ashley Fairbanks |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Crown Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Race to the Truth |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
★ “A balanced, well-written, and compelling survey of broad significance and usefulness.“—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
”An important chapter of U.S. history that is too often buried.” —Booklist
Ashley Fairbanks
Ashley Fairbanks is an Anishinaabe artist, writer, organizer, and digital strategist. She has her own design practice, trains people on anti-racist work, does strategic communications and design, and runs social media and narrative work for campaigns and nonprofits. She is also the author of This Land, which People.com called “an adorable primer on the history of the land.”
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.