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A Dakota family remembers: Three generations of boarding school

A Dakota family explains how their boarding school experiences varied across three generations. Family members noted how their experiences gradually improved with each generation attending school. Read Article Here  Read PDF Here  Source: Lance Nixon. “A Dakota family remembers: Three generations of boarding schools.” December 3, 2015. Capital Journal. https://www.capjournal.com/news/a-dakota-family-remembers-three-generations-of-boarding-school/article_87ee46de-9a42-11e5-a764-1b7948fd098c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share  

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 […]

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 […]

Indian Boarding Schools, Then and Now

A history of boarding schools in Santa Fe, NM and how they evolved into a less abusive educational system over time. Initially scholars described these schools as “labor camps” or experiments in modified slavery, but eventually became schools with Native American staff who genuinely care about the wellbeing of their students. Read Article Here Read […]

Native American Leader Dennis Banks on the Overlooked Tragedy of Nation’s Indian Boarding Schools

An interview with Dennis Banks of the Ojibwe tribe who discusses Indian Boarding Schools being overlooked in the US. Banks describes the program as “de-Indianizing” via cultural genocide. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Democracy Now. “Native American Leader Dennis Banks on the Overlooked Tragedy of Nation’s Indian Boarding Schools.” October 8, 2012. https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/8/native_american_leader_dennis_banks_on#.UZbdWBddz94.facebook  

Punched in the Gut’: Uncovering the Horrors of Boarding Schools

Denise Lajimodiere (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), a professor at North Dakota State University is collecting stories from boarding school survivors that will be published in a book. Lajimodiere has family who attended boarding schools and hopes this book will help aid the healing process for survivors and communities. Read Article Here Read PDF Here  Mary Annette […]

Boarding School-Native Words Native Warriors

A history and the purpose of Native American boarding schools along with stories from students who attended residential schools. Many code talkers who attended boarding schools said the schools were run like military organizations, and this made it easier for them to adapt to US military life. Read Article Here Read PDF Here  Source: Edwin […]

Phoenix Students Restore School To Reclaim Native American Identity

Rosalee Talahongva, a former band student at the Phoenix Indian School is working to turn the former band building into a cultural museum. Patty Talahongva, a Hopi women explains the evolution of the school, particularly how attendance used to be mandatory before her generation arrived at the school. By the time Talahongva attended the Phoenix Indian […]