Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools Social Issues the writers represent Indian heritages the writers represent Indian heritages and cultures from the Pacific Northwest to the northern plains a former residential schools claims manager Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools is a personal memoir from a boarding school (residential school) survivor who attended the Holy Rosary Mission on the Pine Ridge Reservation for ten years The entire book is a testament to the author's strength of character and determination to talk about the abuses of residential schools and shows his courage as he challenges readers to seriously examine this aspect of Native American education