Arnold Krupat is a professor emeritus of global studies and literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Boarding School Voices: Carlisle Indian School Students Speak (Nebraska, 2021) and Companion to James Welch’s “The Heartsong of Charging Elk” (Nebraska, 2015).

• ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Sam Kenoi’s School Years, as told by Himself2. Dan Nicholas’s School Years, as told by Himself3. Vincent Natalish: His Schooling, Life, and WritingNotes References Index

“The federal Indian boarding schools are an increasingly important subject for both scholars and the general public. Apache autobiographical sources are rare, and so collecting them and making them available is an important contribution. From the Boarding Schools is written in an accessible style, which is a real strength of this book.”-John R. Gram, author of Education at the Edge of Empire: Negotiating Pueblo Identity in New Mexico’s Indian Boarding Schools

Arnold Krupat is a professor emeritus of global studies and literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Boarding School Voices: Carlisle Indian School Students Speak (Nebraska, 2021) and Companion to James Welch’s “The Heartsong of Charging Elk” (Nebraska, 2015).

• ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Sam Kenoi’s School Years, as told by Himself2. Dan Nicholas’s School Years, as told by Himself3. Vincent Natalish: His Schooling, Life, and WritingNotes References Index

“The federal Indian boarding schools are an increasingly important subject for both scholars and the general public. Apache autobiographical sources are rare, and so collecting them and making them available is an important contribution. From the Boarding Schools is written in an accessible style, which is a real strength of this book.”-John R. Gram, author of Education at the Edge of Empire: Negotiating Pueblo Identity in New Mexico’s Indian Boarding Schools

Arnold Krupat is a professor emeritus of global studies and literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Boarding School Voices: Carlisle Indian School Students Speak (Nebraska, 2021) and Companion to James Welch’s “The Heartsong of Charging Elk” (Nebraska, 2015).

• ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Sam Kenoi’s School Years, as told by Himself2. Dan Nicholas’s School Years, as told by Himself3. Vincent Natalish: His Schooling, Life, and WritingNotes References Index

“The federal Indian boarding schools are an increasingly important subject for both scholars and the general public. Apache autobiographical sources are rare, and so collecting them and making them available is an important contribution. From the Boarding Schools is written in an accessible style, which is a real strength of this book.”-John R. Gram, author of Education at the Edge of Empire: Negotiating Pueblo Identity in New Mexico’s Indian Boarding Schools