SOCC04H3 Lecture Notes - Substance Abuse, Black Market, Philippe Bourgois
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Chapter 50: civilize them with a stick mary crow dog. Nation"s policies toward native americans: separation of indian children from their families and cultures. To civilize these children into the dominant society. Started in 1879, peaked around 1879-1930; native american children were forced to attend boarding schools, day schools, and schools in converted army posts; these institutions used tactics similar to those used by military to resocialize these children. Crow dog describes these children as victims of nazi concentration camps. Even now, when buildings are new with well trained teachers, some children who arrive don"t speak for days while others go to very drastic measures such as suicide. The children of the natives are always surrounded by relative, are seldom forced to do anything against their will, are seldom screamed at or beaten therefore, when they enter these schools, they experience a completely different environment.
