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Summary:

"In this book, author Helene Thiesen recounts her experience of being forcibly removed from her family in Greenland as a young Inuk child, to be 're-educated' in Denmark and an orphanage in Greenland. The practice of forcible assimilation of indigenous children into colonial societies through 'education' has echoes in North America and Australasia, and the painful legacy of these practices remains under-acknowledged. In this poignant book, Helene recounts in detail the process of being taken from her family in 1951, aged seven, along with 21 other children, in the attempt to re-make them into 'model Danish citizens', in a social 'experiment' led by the Danish government and Save the Children Denmark. When the children returned to Greenland a year and a half later, they were sent to live in a Danish Red Cross orphanage, where they were forbidden to speak their native languages, and were compelled to adopt Danish language, culture and customs. With a detailed introductory analysis from Dr Stephen James Minton, who also provides the translation, Helene's account serves as a compelling and powerful testimony of a devastating colonial experiment. Richly illustrated with 40 photos to help to situate the reader, this book provides an invaluable case study for researchers and students in the fields of Indigenous Studies, Critical Pedagogy and Education, Psychology, European History and Cultural Studies"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Thiesen, Helene , author

Contributors:

Minton, Stephen James , translator, editor

Languages:

English
Danish

Language Notes:

Item content: English, Danish
Translated from (original): Danish

Main Work:

For flid og god opførsel [by Thiesen, H.] (Danish)

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Greenland's stolen indigenous children [by Thiesen, H.] (New York : Routledge, 2023 — ISBN 9781032149356; LCCN 2022023191)

Related Series:

Routledge studies in indigenous peoples and policy

Subjects:

Thiesen, Helene — Childhood and youth

Inuit — Greenland — Nuuk — Biography

Orphanages — Greenland — History — 20th century

Foster children — Greenland — Biography

Foster children — Denmark — Biography

Greenlanders — Cultural assimilation — Denmark

Girls — Greenland — Biography

Nuuk (Greenland) — Biography

Nuuk (Greenland) — Social life and customs — 20th century

1900-1999

Orphanages

Foster children

Greenlanders

Assimilation (Sociology)

Girls

Manners and customs

Inuit

Denmark

Greenland

Greenland — Nuuk

Genres:

History

Biographies

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

N8063 .T454 2023eb

ISBNs:

9781003241843 (eBook)
1003241840
9781032149356 (Paperback) [Invalid]
9781032149363 (Hardback) [Invalid]
9781000781175 (electronic bk.)
1000781178 (electronic bk.)
9781000781199 (electronic bk., EPUB)
1000781194 (electronic bk., EPUB)
1032149353 [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2022023192

OCLC Numbers:

1345581827