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Witness Blanket weaves residential school memories together

A giant “quilt” made out of hundreds of objects from Canada’s residential schools, from old doors and pieces of stained glass to belts used to punish aboriginal children, is going on display at the Canadian Museum For Human Rights. Pieces for the blanket came from residential school survivors, from schools sites, government buildings, from churches, and […]

Truth and Reconciliation chair says final report marks ‘new era’

Justice Murray Sinclair, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, says today marks the beginning of a new chapter in relations between indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians.The final report is a detailed account, spanning nearly 4,000 pages, of what happened to indigenous children who were physically and sexually abused in government boarding schools. Read Article […]

Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940

Boarding School Seasons offers a glimpse into the Haskell Institute in and the Flandreau School. The book is filled with letters from parents, children, and school officials discussing their experiences and perspectives. Children suffered from homesickness, and parents worried about the education and resources available to their children. In the midst of disease, and conflict […]

White Man’s Club: Schools, Race, and the Struggle of Indian Acculturation

Thousands of children attended boarding schools in the United States, with the goal of forcing students to accept what were considered to be “American values.” Despite the schools’ insidious agenda, Native people were able to use these schools as a place of resistance and strengthened cultural identity. The author analyzes different schools, political agenda, and […]

Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts

This is a guide for conducting a research project using Indigenous methods. These methodologies come from tribal knowledge and are a distinct form of research even though they share similarities with western qualitative methods. The book includes the perspectives from six Indigenous researchers, and how to decolonize research methods. Book Available for Purchase Here Source: […]

The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue: Voices and Images from Sherman Institute

This book is a combination of writings and pictures of Sherman in California. The text shares the stories of Native American students and information about the school.  Book Available for Purchase Here:  Source: Trafzer, Clifford E., Sakiestewa Gilbert, Matthew, and Sisquoc, Lorene. The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue: Voices and Images From Sherman Institute. Corvallis OR: Oregon State University […]

To Win the Indian Heart: Music at Chemawa Indian School

Melissa Parkhurst examines the school’s musical program and how it was meant to be used as a tool to assimilate students. Instead, many students used music as a form of resistance as a way to maintain their culture in a hostile environment. Through the stories of alumni and school records, the author tells the story […]