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Stealing Little Moon : the legacy of the American Indian boarding schools / Dan SaSuWeh Jones.

Jones, Dan C., 1951- (author.). Lajimodiere, Denise K., (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"Little Moon There Are No Stars Tonight was four years old when armed federal agents showed up at her home and took her from her family. Under the authority of the government, she was sent away to a boarding school specifically created to strip her of herPonca culture and teach her the ways of white society. Little Moon was one of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend these schools across America and give up everything they'd ever known: family, friends, toys, clothing, food, customs, even their language. She would be the first of four generations of her family who would go to the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School. Dan SaSuWeh Jones chronicles his family's time at Chilocco -- starting with his grandmother Little Moon's arrival when the schoolfirst opened and ending with him working on the maintenance crew when the school shut down nearly one hundred years later. Together with the voices of students from other schools, both those who died and those who survived, Dan brings to light the lastinglegacy of the boarding school era. Part American history, part family history, Stealing Little Moon is a powerful look at the miseducation and the mistreatment of Indigenous kids, while celebrating their strength, resiliency, and courage -- and the ultimate failure of the United States government to erase them." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781338889499
ISBN: 9781338889475
ISBN: 1338889478
Physical Description: xix, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / by Denise K. Lajimodiere -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Kill the Indian in Him: A History -- Chapter Two: Little Moon There Are No Stars Tonight -- Chapter Three: Little Moon at Chilocco -- Chapter Four: Full Moon -- Chapter Five: Athletes & Soldiers: The Warrior Spirit -- Chapter Six: Hateful Things -- Chapter Seven: Changes in the 1950s -- Chapter Eight: It's OK to Be an Indian! -- Chapter Nine: Red Power Continues -- Chapter Ten: Chilocco Closes -- Chapter Eleven: My Chilocco Story -- Chapter Twelve: Let the Truth-Telling Begin -- Conclusion.
Target Audience Note:	9-12 Scholastic Focus. Grades 4-6 Scholastic Focus.