Bloomfield Academy was founded in 1852 as a joint endeavor between the Chickasaw Nation and missionaries. The school was open for nearly a hundred years, and offered education to female students. After forced relocation, the Chickasaw viewed education as essential to their survival. The author, Amanda J. Cobb became interested in the school due to her own family history-her grandmother was a student at Bloomfield in the 1920’s. This book provides insight into the anomaly of tribal control of education during the usually dark boarding school era through letters, reports, and student interviews.
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Source: Cobb-Greetham, Amanda J. Listening to Our Grandmother’s Stories: The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2007.
