Mary Annette Pember

A sweeping and deeply personal account of Native American boarding schools in the United States, and the legacy of abuse wrought by them in an attempt to destroy Native culture and life FINALIST FOR THE PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD . A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, TIME, Smithsonian, The History Channel "With a government that is rewriting history in real time, Medicine River stands as a testament to the truth."-The New York Times "Powerful.