The author makes a strong case for shifting from trauma informed care, which only focuses on the trauma a person has experienced, to healing …
Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Indigenous Histories, Memories, and Reclamations
The driving force behind Carlisle Indian School and the education of Native Americans in boarding schools was Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt …
At Carlisle Indian school cemetery, a battle over a lost Alaskan child
Mary Kininnook died three days after her 14th birthday. Her burial location is unknown, but she is likely in one of the graves marked …
Book Review: I am not a number. By Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer
This book is about the residential school experience of Irene Couchie--Jenny Kay Dupuis' grandmother. It is ideal for children 7-11 years …
After 50 year search, Inuk mother finds daughter’s grave 2,000 km from home
An Inuk mother in Canada hadn't seen her daughter, Marieyvonne Alaka, since she was 4 years old. At that age Alaka was sent to a boarding …
Carlisle Indian School Teaching Kits Available
Dickinson College has digitized materials available for educators to use. These teaching kits are available for use in schools, libraries, …
Government Boarding Schools Once Separated Native American Children From Families
The history of the removal of Native American children who were forced to attend boarding schools. Children continued to be removed due to …
It’s Not About the Law, Unless You Count How It Has Been Used as a Weapon
An article explaining the similarities of the current President's policy of removing children from their families to the boarding school era …
Say Your Name
A video about the experience of boarding school survivor Margert Pokiak-Fenton. The video is set to "Say your name" by Keith Secola and …