Description: Examines the educational programs American Indians developed to preserve their cultural and ethnic identity, improve their livelihood, and serve the needs of their youth in Chicago.
Brief description: John J. Laukaitis is Assistant Professor of Education at North Park University.
Review Quotes:
"Laukaitis makes a significant contribution ... [the book] represent[s] the best of the recent renewal in scholarship on Indian education." -- Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
"John Laukaitis has produced an important book on the role of education in the Chicago American Indian community. His meticulous research in a wide array of manuscript collections and extensive oral interviews clearly convey to readers that he knows the city, knows the places, and knows the people." -- Daniel M. Cobb, author of Native Activism in Cold War America: The Struggle for Sovereignty