Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools (Paperback)

~ Tim Giago (Author), Denise Giago (Illustrator)

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"Provocative, riveting, chilling, persuasive, original …" -- Ryan Wilson (Oglala Lakota), President, National Indian Education Association

"Provocative, riveting, chilling, persuasive, original Â…" --Ryan Wilson (Oglala Lakota), President, National Indian Education Association

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"Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools is a must read. Tim Giago, who spent his childhood at one of these schools, examines the unholy alliance between church and state that tried to destroy the culture and spirituality of generations of Indian children. Provocative, riveting, chilling, persuasive, and original, this book leaves the reader overwhelmed. Describing almost inexpressible cruelties and triumphs, Giago pulls us into the boarding school experience. He challenges Indian Country to co-exist with the truth of what actually happened at these schools. Only then can we heal and avoid acquiescence to a system that has crushed so many souls. The book is a triumph, and a major event in Indian education." Ryan Wilson, Oglala Lakota, President, National Indian Education Association

"Children Left Behind is a sad story of a nationÂ’s best intentions gone awry. Tim GiagoÂ’s personal accounts reveal an untold tragedy of abuse of helpless children by those who had the responsibility to protect them. To fully understand the calamity, you need only to visit the graveyards of the old boarding schools and see the hundreds of graves of Indian children who did not survive the misguided assimilation efforts." Richard B. Williams, Oglala Lakota, President & CEO, American Indian College Fund

"Children Left Behind, written by respected journalist Tim Giago, is a fascinating mix of personal stories and history about the role of government and mission boarding schools in the lives of Native people. The book provides the reader with the cultural and historical context for many of the problems encountered by Native American families in the early 21st century." (Wilma Mankiller, Former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 166 pages
• Publisher: Clear Light Pub; 1 edition (August 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574160869
• ISBN-13: 978-1574160864
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #156,255 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Making the invisible visible, November 28, 2007

By	Herbert E. Cheatham (Bonney Lake, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tim Giago has provided a poignant look into a segment of American history that few know about and others wish was not known. The legacy of Native American Indian children compelled to attend parochial boarding schools has not been a good one. Tim presents a balanced, first-hand depiction of life in a mission school and the abuses suffered at the hands of so-called "Christian" officials and staff. He also shares the enduring spirit of these Native children who survived this ordeal some of whom go on to lead productive lives.