Soul Wounds: The Violence of Native Child Removal and Survivance
Feb 2027 · Univ of California Press
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The history of Native American child removal is a history of violence.
Across two centuries and into the present day, Indigenous child removal in the United States has devastated tribal nations, first by sending Native American children to attend federally run boarding schools and, later, by taking Indigenous children from their families for placement in white adoptive and foster homes. Author Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk), in collaboration with Sandy White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota), brings light to this dark history and its enduring effects on Native American communities. Noting the lack of studies of this practice, Soul Wounds foregrounds the experiences of adoptees affected by this violence and gives primacy to Indigenous perspectives on this history that have been overlooked or silenced in the past. The Native American adoptees who are the heart of this book take center stage, bringing together voices across generations as they find space to heal.
Across two centuries and into the present day, Indigenous child removal in the United States has devastated tribal nations, first by sending Native American children to attend federally run boarding schools and, later, by taking Indigenous children from their families for placement in white adoptive and foster homes. Author Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk), in collaboration with Sandy White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota), brings light to this dark history and its enduring effects on Native American communities. Noting the lack of studies of this practice, Soul Wounds foregrounds the experiences of adoptees affected by this violence and gives primacy to Indigenous perspectives on this history that have been overlooked or silenced in the past. The Native American adoptees who are the heart of this book take center stage, bringing together voices across generations as they find space to heal.
The history of Native American child removal is a history of violence.
Across two centuries and into the present day, Indigenous child removal in the United States has devastated tribal nations, first by sending Native American children to attend federally run boarding schools and, later, by tak...
About the author
Amy Lonetree is an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of multiple books, including Decolonizing Museums: Representing Native America in National and Tribal Museums. Sandy White Hawk is Sicangu Lakota and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She is the founder of the First Nations Repatriation Institute and the author of "A Child of the Indian Race": A Story of Return.
Amy Lonetree is an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of multiple books, including Decolonizing Museums: Representing Native America in National and Tribal Museums. Sandy White Hawk is Sicangu Lakota and a...
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