Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools

Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding SchoolsLittle 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 her Ponca 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:

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it was lower-ranking officers who bore the responsibility and blame for the massacres

examining both the science and the spirit of the land

She shows how their work is exemplary of how tribal archives can be used strategically to shift how Native history is accessed

spirituality exists on a continuum of Indigenous and Christian traditions

A Whirlwind Passed through Our Country stresses its peaceful nature and reveals the breadth of Lakota views on the subject

a richer harvest can be had by preserving ancient ways

and the peace that comes with stargazing

religious freedom

All of the contributors are coming to personal terms with a phrase that underpins the matrix of Diné culture: "Sa ah Naaghai Bik eh Hozh""o""o""n"

In the summer of 2017

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