American Indians, the Irish, and Government Schooling: A Comparative Study

For centuries American Indians and the Irish experienced assaults by powerful, expanding states, along with massive land loss and population collapse. In the early nineteenth century the U.S. government, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), began a systematic campaign to assimilate Indians.

Author(s): Michael C. Coleman
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Pages: 398
Categories: Education