Michael C. Coleman is a senior lecturer in the English section of the Department of Languages at the University of JyvÄskylÄ, Finland. He is the author of American Indian Children at School, 1850–1920 and Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837–1893.

"A substantial contribution to the extant scholarship in the field of comparative colonial study through the contexts of Ireland and Native North America."—Katie Kane, Great Plains Quarterly "This thoroughly researched and captivating comparison provides new insights into the educational projects of both the BIA and the CNEI, and complicates existing arguments about those longstanding educational initiatives. The American Indians, the Irish, and Government Schooling: A Comparative Study breaks new ground . . . and lays foundations for further comparative works in this field."—New Hibernia Review "Michael Coleman . . . has provided another fine study of Native American history with an emphasis on indigenous education."—Colin G. Calloway, Journal of American Ethnic History

Michael C. Coleman is a senior lecturer in the English section of the Department of Languages at the University of JyvÄskylÄ, Finland. He is the author of American Indian Children at School, 1850–1920 and Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837–1893.

"A substantial contribution to the extant scholarship in the field of comparative colonial study through the contexts of Ireland and Native North America."—Katie Kane, Great Plains Quarterly "This thoroughly researched and captivating comparison provides new insights into the educational projects of both the BIA and the CNEI, and complicates existing arguments about those longstanding educational initiatives. The American Indians, the Irish, and Government Schooling: A Comparative Study breaks new ground . . . and lays foundations for further comparative works in this field."—New Hibernia Review "Michael Coleman . . . has provided another fine study of Native American history with an emphasis on indigenous education."—Colin G. Calloway, Journal of American Ethnic History

Michael C. Coleman is a senior lecturer in the English section of the Department of Languages at the University of JyvÄskylÄ, Finland. He is the author of American Indian Children at School, 1850–1920 and Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837–1893.

"A substantial contribution to the extant scholarship in the field of comparative colonial study through the contexts of Ireland and Native North America."—Katie Kane, Great Plains Quarterly "This thoroughly researched and captivating comparison provides new insights into the educational projects of both the BIA and the CNEI, and complicates existing arguments about those longstanding educational initiatives. The American Indians, the Irish, and Government Schooling: A Comparative Study breaks new ground . . . and lays foundations for further comparative works in this field."—New Hibernia Review "Michael Coleman . . . has provided another fine study of Native American history with an emphasis on indigenous education."—Colin G. Calloway, Journal of American Ethnic History