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Kill the Indian, Save the Man

Hardback

Main Details

Title Kill the Indian, Save the Man
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ward Churchill
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:158
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780872864399
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Publishing Details

Publisher City Lights Books
Imprint City Lights Books
Publication Date 18 September 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

For five consecutive generations, from roughly 1880-1980, Native American children in the United States and Canada were forcibly taken from their families and relocated to residential schools. The stated goal of this government program was to "kill the Indian to save the man." Half of the children did not survive the experience, and those who did were left permanently scarred. The resulting alcoholism, suicide, and the transmission of trauma to their own children has led to a social disintegration with results that can only be described as genocidal. Ward Churchill is the author of A Little Matter of Genocide, among other books. He is currently a Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Author Biography

Ward Churchill has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a scholar-activist and analyst of indigenous issues. He is a Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, a leading member of AIM, and the author of numerous books, including A Little Matter of Genocide, Struggle for the Land, and Fantasies of the Master Race.