Several male members of the Hopi tribe were held in Alcatraz in San Francisco. Considered to be "hostiles" because they would not conform to …
Looking at discipline, looking at labour: photographic representations of Indian boarding schools
Native American children were subjected to a rigidly enforced regime of acculturation in a federally funded system of Indian boarding …
Soul Wound: The Legacy of Native American Schools
Native American boarding school survivors describe the lasting trauma they experienced as a "soul wound" that has not healed. The trauma has …
Tribes confront painful legacy of Indian boarding schools
Several members of tribes in Washington (state) discuss their boarding school experience, how the trauma has been passed on to their …
Resistance on the Great Plains: The Bismarck Indian School 1916-1921
This thesis is a story of resistance, resistance by Native students, and their parents, to an institution that was founded in an attempt to …
They ripped out our tongues: Language loss, historic trauma, and HB 216
A Tlingit woman from Alaska explains how boarding schools have affected the ability of Native communities to retain their language, left …
Residential school archives set to open doors
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba will house millions of records collected by the Truth and …
10 books about residential schools to read with your kids
Stories for different age groups to open up a dialogue about residential schools. The stories focus on boarding school experiences in …
Tlingit elders write boarding school history for future generations
Several elders in Alaska are telling their stories, and creating a K-12 curriculum that focuses on the colonization of the Tlingit …