The Middle Five, first published in 1900, is an account of Francis La Flesche's life as a student in a Presbyterian mission school in northeastern Nebraska abou
This story is a semi-autobiographical tale by Francis La Flesche, the first professional Native American ethnologist who worked with the Smithsonian Institution
Excerpt from The Middle Five: Indian Boys at School As the object of this book is to reveal the true nature and character of the Indian boy, I have chosen to wr