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Book Title: Boarding School Blues : Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Lorene Sisquoc
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, History
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Education, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
