Beginning with the founding of Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1879, government boarding schools played a fundamental role in the Native American assimilation program of the U.S. government. For 50 years after, thousands of Native children and youth were removed from their homes and placed in such schools, where they were forbidden from speaking their Native languages and practicing their traditions. This activity combines historical reference with point-of-view essays from contemporary scholars to help students develop a critical perspective on the ways that boarding schools affected the lives of Native Americans.
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