If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children. The U.S. Government knew this in the 19th century when it forced Native American children into government boarding schools. Today, volunteers build schools in traditional societies around the world, convinced […]
This story chronicles the journey of Young Bull, a Cheyenne boy taken from his parents. He is sent to an Indian boarding school where he struggles to hold onto his culture. Available for Purchase Here Source: Bunting, Eve, and Toddy, Irving. Cheyenne Again. New York, NY: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2002.
General Richard Henry Pratt is best known as the founder of the Carlisle Indian School. His impact on federal Indian policy and education was the foundation for Indian boarding schools across the country. This book chronicles his military career, which included conflicts with Native American tribes, and jailed those who surrendered. From there he became […]
The Lost Ones: Long Journey Home documents the story of two Lipan Apache children captured along the Texas-Mexican border in 1877 by the 4th U.S. Cavalry. After the massacre of their village known as the “Day of Screams,” the children rode from fort to fort with the Calvary for three years before being taken to […]
The children who attended Native American boarding schools encountered daily struggles and fought to survive in harsh conditions. This book examines a wide range of experiences, from positive to negative, that students underwent while attending school. The boarding school experience became part of Native American history, with some students using this experience to expand their […]
In this memoir, Walter Littlemoon educates the reader on the impact federal Indian policies have personally had on him and his family. He provides insight into the cruelty experienced by Native American children at boarding schools, along with his account of the 1973 militant occupation of Wounded Knee. He hopes others will follow down his […]
Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak wants to learn to read, even though she has to leave her home and community to get an education.Her father reluctantly agrees to let her attend school, warning his daughter of the horrors of residential schools. At school, Margaret encounters a disgruntled nun who attempts to humiliate her with red stockings-while the […]
Best known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers an unforgettable memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. In this rare firsthand account, Fortunate Eagle lives up to his reputation as a “contrary warrior” by disproving the […]
The video explains how lateral violence is ravaging Indigenous communities through gossip, and people undermining each other as a way to feel powerful or gain something. Lateral violence has it’s roots in colonialism and feelings of powerlessness. Cultural revitalization and preservation are one way to build positive community in communities that have experienced trauma and […]
Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students learn about the history of residential schools in Canada, and the impact this has left on Indigenous communities. For several Indigenous students, this gave insight into the horrors their families experienced, and how this led to trauma. Non-Indigenous students said they were unaware of this history, and think it is […]
