So Lonely by Strong Silent Type Press

"So Lonely documents the lives of young Native Americans who were in the system of Indian boarding schools.  The schools were a joint effort by the U.S Government and church institutions.  They were often cruel and highly regimented in an effort to re-educate native children away from their culture. By 1926, an estimated 83% of Indian children were in boarding schools." - Fred Hagstrom
 
Sample text:
Strange looking things…the beds on which
we have to sleep.  Then I just can’t go back
to sleep again for fear that I might fall off [again].
Edmund Nequatewa, Hopi
 
The first thing they did was cut our hair.
And without it, how would Ussen (the Great Spirit) recognize me when I went to the
happy place. 
Asa Daklugie, Apache
Carlisle Indian School