Whirlwind School: A Case Study of Church-State Relationships in Native American Education.

McKellips, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ473344

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Publication Date: 1993

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Whirlwind School: A Case Study of Church-State Relationships in Native American Education.

McKellips, Karen

Canadian Journal of Native Education, v20 n1 p18-25 1993

During most of its history (1897-1917), Whirlwind School in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) was a focus of conflict between Indian agents and Episcopal missionaries/teachers. Official government reasons for closing the school (allowing the Cheyenne to live nearby and teaching in Cheyenne) masked more basic reasons (the missionaries failed to promote government views and publicized agents' corruption). (SV)

Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship, School Closing

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma

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