Several boarding school survivors share their stories about their experiences during their time at school. Watch Videos Here Source: Cante Sica, “Cante Sica Boarding School Stories,” Autry Media, and Autry Museum. Libraries and Archives of the Autry. http://autry.iii.com/screens/oralhist.html
A history of the Pauma and neighboring Luiseño bands experience in the Sherman Indian School. The tribes were against sending their children to Sherman and fought for their right to send their children to local schools. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Pauma Tribe. Boarding School Era. http://www.paumatribe.com/history/boarding-school-era/
A document written from first person accounts by students detailing the lives of those who attended the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Tribal affiliation and the dates a child attended a school are also listed. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Jon L. Brudvig. “Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute: American Indian Students:1878-1923).” 1994 and […]
The Thomas Indian School was founded by Presbyterian missionaries on the Cattaraugus Seneca Reservation in the state of New York. Parents send their kids out of desperation, seeing the school as an alternative to the poverty and disease many people lived in. Despite leaving bleak living situations, the students at Thomas encountered a new set […]
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 […]
The driving force behind Carlisle Indian School and the education of Native Americans in boarding schools was Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt believed educating Native Americans was more humane than killing them, and through education Native children would come to accept dominant society’s values. Thousands of children attended Carlisle or other boarding schools across the United […]
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba will house millions of records collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The records, some of which were sealed for decades, include everything from school inspection reports to heartbreaking testimony from survivors who detailed graphic accounts of sexual and physical abuse. This archive […]
A video compilation explaining the history of Canada’s residential schools along with photographs taken at schools across the country spanning several decades. Watch Video Here Source: The Globe and Mail. “Tens of thousands of records and photos depicting the Indian residential school system will be seen in public for the first time this week.” November […]
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 […]
Bloomfield Academy was founded in 1852 as a joint endeavor between the Chickasaw Nation and missionaries. The school was open for nearly a hundred years, and offered education to female students. After forced relocation, the Chickasaw viewed education as essential to their survival. The author, Amanda J. Cobb became interested in the school due to […]
