{"product_id":"boarding-schools-and-the-indigenous-story-9780593811405","title":"Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eCreated in collaboration with Race2Dinner, here's the harrowing true story of America's history with boarding schools, and the forced assimilation of Indigenous kids and families.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEducation is a powerful tool, one that allows us to better understand the world around us. But these same tools can also be used to mislead people, and to exert control with ulterior motives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor nearly 100 years, the U.S. Government used boarding schools to remove Indigenous kids from their families and erase their traditions--to attempt to replace their culture with white, European cultures. Children were often taking by force, and were punished for speaking their native languages. The practice was not discontinued until the 1940s, and survivors of these schools have been speaking out about their experience for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis painful history and the resilience of Indigenous communities who persist despite this widespread attempt at their erasure show us what the U.S. Government was willing to do to gain total power, and only by learning the true history of boarding schools can we truly understand the history of our country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashley Fairbanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593811405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Fairbanks \u003c\/b\u003eis an Anishinaabe artist, writer, organizer, and digital strategist. She has her own design practice, trains people on anti-racist work, does strategic communications and design, and runs social media and narrative work for campaigns and nonprofits. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThis Land\u003c\/i\u003e, which People.com called \"an adorable primer on the history of the land.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ashley Fairbanks \/ Library Binding \/ English","offer_id":48840765964445,"sku":"9780593811405","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_223c37bc-d7e9-4546-8fde-f561ae5e017f.jpg?v=1787726096","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/boarding-schools-and-the-indigenous-story-9780593811405","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}