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ERIC Number: EJ361553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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"Commendable Progress": Acculturation at the Cherokee Female Seminary.
Abbott, Devon
American Indian Quarterly, v11 n3 p187-201 Sum 1987
Details the role of the Cherokee Female Seminary, established in 1851, in facilitating Cherokee acculturation. Describes educational philosophy and influence of A. Florence Wilson, principal for 26 years. Discusses curriculum, daily schedule, discipline, social events, religious influence. (NEC)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Curriculum, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Tribes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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