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Stewart Indian School museum to tell the full story

The site of the Stewart Indian School is opening up a museum and cultural center in the spring of 2019. The Nevada Indian Commission formed a cultural advisory committee with school alumni and their descendants to gather testimonies, and hired researchers and Native artists to help with the exhibits. For many, the Stewart Indian School […]

A Shocking History

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is calling on Christian denominations, including the Episcopal Church to examine their history with boarding schools, locate records and documents, and issue an apology for the atrocities committed against Native people. So far, the Presbyterian Church in the US has apologized, but the Episcopalian Church has […]

A search for native children who died while on ‘Outings’ in PA

Many students at Carlisle were “loaned out” to white families to work as cheap labor in what were called ‘Outings’. Deaths occurred through illness or injury and were not always recorded. Additionally, students were not always buried in unmarked graves. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is searching for missing students. One […]

Education at the Edge of Empire: Negotiating Pueblo Identity in New Mexico’s Indian Boarding Schools

Unlike many Native American tribes the Pueblo had a vastly different experience. While many parents were usually defenseless against government-run boarding schools, the Pueblo were able to exert power and influence, largely having control over the curriculum and school programs. School officials were powerless, as they were competing with nearby Catholic schools for students. As […]

Carlisle Indian School Teaching Kits Available

Dickinson College has digitized materials available for educators to use. These teaching kits are available for use in schools, libraries, and other educational institutions to teach students about the Carlisle Indian School. The resources includes reproduced photographs, newspapers, and booklets dating from the years the school was in operation (1879-1918). Read Article Here Read PDF […]

It’s Not About the Law, Unless You Count How It Has Been Used as a Weapon

An article explaining the similarities of the current President’s policy of removing children from their families to the boarding school era and the Orphan Trains. The administration continues to defend this policy, saying they are following the law. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Charles P. Pierce. “It’s Not About the Law, Unless You […]

Say Your Name

A video about the experience of boarding school survivor Margert Pokiak-Fenton. The video is set to “Say your name” by Keith Secola and features images from the books “Fatty Legs” and “Stranger at Home.” Watch Video Here Source: The Ndn Kar. “Say Your Name- Keith Secola.” YouTube video, 3:42. Posted [November, 9, 2012]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eReBSbN-4lE  

From Arizona to Alcatraz: Hopi prisoners on Alcatraz

Several male members of the Hopi tribe were held in Alcatraz in San Francisco. Considered to be “hostiles” because they would not conform to the ways of living the government wanted, including the opposition of sending their children to boarding schools, the men were imprisoned. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Craig Glassner. “From […]