Author Vern Seefeldt’s New Book, "Kill the Indian, Save the Child," is a Powerful Novel That Sheds Light on the Residential School Tragedy of Agoni Blue Cloud
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East Lansing, MI, October 16, 2024 --( PR.com )-- Vern Seefeldt, a distinguished professor emeritus at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan who was deployed to the historical division of the US Army, has completed his new book, “Kill the Indian, Save the Child: The Residential School Tragedy of Agoni Blue Cloud”: a compelling work of historical fiction that delves into the harrowing legacy of Canada’s Residential School System as a form of forced assimilation for Indigenous children.Author Vern Seefeldt graduated as salutatorian from Lena High School and earned ten varsity letters before attending La Crosse State College (now the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) on an academic scholarship, majoring in biological science and physical education. After serving in the U.S. Armys Historical Division in Karlsruhe, Germany, where he interpreted World War II strategies and worked with Oberst General Franz Halder, he returned to Madison to earn a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. Verns career at Michigan State University spanned nearly three decades, focusing on child development and youth sports, and included international lectures. His family includes a daughter Lynne, son-in-law Jesse, son John, daughter-in-law Karen, granddaughter Kayla, and grandson Ross.“‘Genocide’ is the word Pope Francis used on July 20, 2022, to describe the 150-year history of Canada’s involvement in the Residential Boarding School System,” writes Seefeldt. Immersed in the concept of ‘Manifest Destiny,’ pioneers from Europe continued to impose a foreign existence on local inhabitants who had, for centuries, demonstrated their ability to subsist and survive with nature’s provisions.