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Away from home

by Margaret Archuleta, K. Tsianina Lomawaima · 2000

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Shares the stories of American Indians surviving the institutional life of boarding schools, describing Native Americans' faith, love for their heritage, resilience, and ability to learn from hard times, in a volume featuring numerous photographs and illustrations.

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Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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