From 1872 to 1980, Seneca Indian Boarding School assimilated Native American students. Construction on Seneca Indian Boarding School, in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, began in 1871, and classes began in 1872, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Wyandotte, a town named to honor the Wyandotte Tribe, is about one mile south of U.S. Highway 60 and 12 miles southeast of Miami, the county seat. The school housed Seneca, Wyandotte, and Shawnee children. By the 1960’s a new policy required that students be at least one-quarter Indian. Most of the children at that time were Cherokee–173 out of 273 students.
Source: ICMN Staff. “12 images from Seneca Indian boarding school.” Indian Country Today. July 29, 2017. https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/