A curriculum on the history of Native American history, boarding schools, ethnic and cultural genocide, healing and reconciliation, and how to make a difference. This comprehensive educational tool is designed for educators and is a great resource towards understanding how history and intergenerational trauma continues to affect Native American communities today. The curriculum has information on the U.S Indian boarding school policy as a whole, as well as specific information about Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School, which operated in Mt. Pleasant, MI near the Saginaw Chippewa reservation from 1893-1934.
Please note, research on boarding schools is continually developing. The map featured in this guide has a smaller number of boarding schools than our more current research has uncovered. You can view our current boarding school map here, which we also continue to update.
The Ziibiwing Center also created the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School Sub-Committee, which meets weekly and is working to transform and preserve the remaining campus of the Mt. Pleasant boarding school into a space of healing, education, wellness, and empowerment. You can learn more about the Sub-Committee here.
Source: Ziibwing Center of Anishinabe Cultural Lifeways. “American Indian Boarding Schools: An Exploration of Global Ethnic and Cultural Cleansing. 2011. http://www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing/planyourvisit/pdf/aibscurrguide.pdf