Dennis Banks talks about his experience at a boarding school and how these schools destroyed the culture, language, and songs of him and his peers and left communities with historical trauma. Watch Video Here Source: TelSur English. “How the US Suppressed Native American Identity. YouTube video, 2:45. Published [October 13, 2016]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFAQBUCNEtg
The Thomas Indian School on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation has a horrifying history, and it’s a story that has largely been untold in Western New York. Some of the buildings still exist and the Seneca community is still suffering from traumatic experiences at the school. New York has yet to issue an apology for the […]
An account of the Canadian boarding school experience, and how many Canadians still fail to understand the impact still felt by Indigenous communities because of these schools. Over 100,000 people applied to receive payments under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, which means approximately 10% of Canada’s population has continued to feel the impact from […]
A conservative Canadian senator defends the boarding schools despite the atrocities committed against Indigenous students. The senator commented that she is disappointed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report “didn’t focus on the good.” Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: John Paul Tasker. “Conservative senator defends ‘well-intentioned’ residential school system.” March 9, 2017. CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/residential-school-system-well-intentioned-conservative-senator-1.4015115
This compiled list of graduates from the Carlisle Indian School (PA) from 1889 to 1915 includes the names, Nations, and addresses of Carlisle’s graduates from those class years. The compilation year of this document is believed to be circa 1915 based on its end date, and the addresses listed for some students. This list seems […]
American Indian Stories, first published in 1921, is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. One of the most famous Sioux writers and activists of the modern era, Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) recalled legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from her life and community to educate others about the Yankton […]
A powerful video explaining Native American history, colonialism, and the boarding school era that resulted in intergenerational trauma. The video also addresses the resiliency of Native people with an inspirational message. Watch Video Here Source: The StyleHorse Collective. “We Shall Remain.” YouTube video, 6:16. Posted [August 21, 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs0iwY6YjSk&feature=youtu.be
Mental Health Care for Urban Indians gives a basic overview of the impact of colonization, information about boarding school era, and how the effects from these periods in history are still being felt in Native American communities. Book Available for Purchase Here Source: Dr. Witko, Tawa M. Mental Health Care for Urban Indians: Clinical Insights […]
How “The Great Hurt” a play written by a retired Indigenous artist and college faculty member about contemporary American Indian issues and the boarding school era, is being used to educate students and help communities heal from historical trauma. Non-Natives who saw the play mentioned they never knew the history of boarding schools prior to […]
A half decade long research project to identify children who died at the old Rapid City Indian Boarding school and were buried in an unmarked cemetery has achieved success beyond the researchers ambitions — even as the scope of the project exploded into an exploration of the history of land ownership and racial inequities. Read […]
Project Description: The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was established and operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs between 1879 and 1918. Many young Native American students died of illness or disease while attending the school. At least 180 Native American students are buried in the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery (CBPC). The Army is working with […]
KUED takes a moving and insightful look into the history, operation, and legacy of the federal Indian Boarding School system, whose goal was total assimilation of Native Americans at the cost of stripping away Native culture, tradition, and language. Watch Video Here Source: University of Utah. “Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools.” Produced by KUED. […]
