The information from Alaskool’s archives includes the long-term effects of boarding schools, legislation related to education, reports, and photographs. Additional links are also posted for other related resources. Access Archives Here Source: History of Alaska Native Education. Alaskool. http://www.alaskool.org/native_ed/native_ed_intro.htm
Type in “boarding schools” into the search engine in the link below.The photos in the archives from the University of Washington include photographs of school campuses, students, and documents. The search results can be narrowed down by creator, date, provenance, relation-is part of, and type. Access Archives Here Source: Digital Collections. University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/
These photos from Alaska’s Digital Archives depict letters, documents, boarding school campuses, and students. It is possible to narrow down search results according to collections, creator, source, subject, title and type. Access Photographs Here Source: Boarding Schools. Alaska’s Digital Archives. http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/search/searchterm/Boarding%20Schools/mode/all/order/nosort/page/1
These photographs from the Minnesota Digital Library show the campus and include students. To access the photos type “Native American Boarding Schools” into the search engine. It is possible to narrow down the results by type, physical format, date created, location, subject heading, and contributor. Access Archive Here Source: Minnesota Reflections. Minnesota Digital Library. https://reflections.mndigital.org/
This collection of photographs from the Smithsonian is more broad. Click on the link below and type in “Native American Boarding Schools.” There are numerous photographs and it is possible to narrow the search results by using the “narrow by” box on the right side of the page. Search for Photographs Here Source: Collections Search […]
This archive from the Smithsonian Institution has photos of Carlisle, including photos of students and the campus. The photographs include portraits, sports teams, and students working. Access Photographs Here Source: John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School circa 1879-1902. Smithsonian Institution. http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=set_name%3A%22John+N.+Choate+photographs+of+Carlisle+Indian+School+circa+1879-1902%22&start=0
In the digital archive from Marquette University you can search for Catholic boarding and mission schools. This archive is mostly photographs with a few documents. Type in boarding schools into the search engine found in the link below, and it is possible to narrow down results by (un)checking boxes on the left of the results. […]
The Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center provides a wealth of information related to the history of the school, including photographs, student records, publications related to the schools (newspaper articles, magazines, and school pamphlets), lists/legers, and teaching resources. Categories are accompanied by a comprehensive search engine where the user can narrow down resources by nation/tribe, […]
Ontario’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report is to implement First Nation, Métis and Inuit culture and history into school curriculum. This curriculum was created with input from residential school survivors, First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities. This will help all Canadian students understand the historical relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in […]
The Center for Indian Country Development is recognizing Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, also known as Zitkála-Šá (Red Bird), for her work as a Native American activist, artist, writer, and composer. She attended boarding school in Indian where she was forbidden to speak her language and give up her culture. She felt she was living in two […]
This trailer tells of a First Nations boy who is sent to a residential school in Canada. At school he is forbidden to speak his language, practice his culture, and witnesses abuse. He teaches himself to play hockey and is eventually able to professionally play, but he is still haunted by his residential school experience. […]
Letters filed in a case against the Catholic Church detail allegations of sexual abuse of students who attended St. Francis Mission on the Rosebud Sioux reservation. The plaintiffs says the letters prove the church knew about the abuse, but did nothing to stop it. Read Article or Listen Here Read PDF Here Source: Charles Michael […]
