In Our Own Words
True Stories of Indian Boarding Schools
$33.36
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Learn the true stories of Indian boarding school students and their families in this important historical book for young readers.
This in-depth history examines letters to and from boarding schools, all compiled and edited by Dr. Brenda J. Child. Firsthand accounts reveal how profoundly entire families were affected by the dark period in US history when Native children were taken from their families to attend schools far from home.
With a special focus on the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316585392 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0316585394 |
| Author: | Brenda J. Child, Benay McNamara |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-14 |
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Praise for In Our Own Words
“In Our Own Words is a long overdue conversation across generations, from future ancestors to today’s kids. It pulls back the veils of time and distortion to reveal the U.S. federal Indian boarding schools and their impact on young Native people. Both an achingly necessary, thoughtfully assembled book and an important step toward genuine healing.”―Cynthia Leitich Smith, enrolled Mvskoke citizen and editor of the Printz Award anthology Legendary Frybread Drive-In
“Gently and thoughtfully lays out the origin, complexities, horrors, and evolution of the boarding school system, all while celebrating the lives and incredible courage of the children themselves … This book is excellent.”―Deidre Havrelock, Orbis Pictus Honor-winning author of Indigenous Ingenuity
“Readers will not find an author better suited to contemplate and convey students’ boarding school experiences than Child.”―John W. Troutman, historian at the National Museum of American History and author of Indian Blues
“Child reveals the complex layers of assimilation politics while never losing the thread of the human story …Add to the book’s triumphs this one: the author, a descendant of boarding school survivors, has herself reached a pinnacle of education that allows her to undertake this crucial historical truth-telling, this literary act of survivance.”
–Kimberly Blaeser, author of Ancient Light and former Wisconsin Poet LaureateAbout The Author
Brenda J. Child
Brenda J. Child is the author of several award-winning academic books of history. Her bestselling book for children, Bowwow Powwow, won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for best picture book. A former Guggenheim fellow, she is Northrop Professor at the University of Minnesota and a citizen of the Red Lake Nation.
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