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Filmmaker and author Sayles's (Jamie MacGillivray) new novel, set in the 1890–91 academic year at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, focuses on Captain Pratt (source of "kill the Indian, save the man"), Indigenous students at the school, and figures in between—such as Miss Redbird, a former Carlisle student who has become an instructor. In a multiperspective narrative, Sayles addresses the cultural genocide inflicted at Carlisle, as well as varying points ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More