A personal story by Carol M. Hodgson: "When I go home I'm going to talk Indian" September 8, 2000 - Remarks by the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs February 6, 2001 An excerpt from the Winter 2000 Issue of Native Americas Journal] December 17, 2001 - An excerpt from the book "Shaping Survival" Four Native women sharing their educational experiences] January 6, 2003 American Indian Students (1878-1923) Personal Accounts written by students and student lists by name and Tribal affiliation] April 9, 2003 - A class action law suit Zephier, et al. v. United States of America filed by former reservation school students.] The Reservation Boarding School System in the United States, 1870 -1928 Justification and Rationalization Day Schools vs. Boarding Schools Carlisle Indian School and Richard Henry Pratt The System Begins to Fail By way of introduction: The Reservation Boarding School System was a war in disguise. It was a war between the United States government and the children of the First People of this land. Its intention was that of any war, elimination of the enemy. The reason this war is difficult to recognize is because it was covered by the attractive patina of a concept called "Manifest Destiny." Manifest Destiny was a philosophy by which the white european invader imagined themselves as having a divine right to take possession of all land and its fruits. The reason that the Concept of Manifest Destiny was so effective was because, as it steam rolled across the land, it dragged the masses with it. The hooks that dragged these masses were many and were forged by Christianity and the Christian imprimatur. Although the fuel that energized Manifest Destiny was economic, the inspiration was in its alignment with divine will. This quote from the essay | |
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