Thousands of children attended boarding schools in the United States, with the goal of forcing students to accept what were considered to be …
Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods
This book is geared towards someone looking to do a research project through an Indigenous lens. Crafted by Indigenous scholars in Canada …
Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts
This is a guide for conducting a research project using Indigenous methods. These methodologies come from tribal knowledge and are a …
Listening to Our Grandmother’s Stories: The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949
Bloomfield Academy was founded in 1852 as a joint endeavor between the Chickasaw Nation and missionaries. The school was open for nearly a …
The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue: Voices and Images from Sherman Institute
This book is a combination of writings and pictures of Sherman in California. The text shares the stories of Native American students and …
To Win the Indian Heart: Music at Chemawa Indian School
Melissa Parkhurst examines the school's musical program and how it was meant to be used as a tool to assimilate students. Instead, many …
Nuns Blast Catholic Church’s ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ That Justified Indigenous Oppression
12 Catholic groups, including the Loretto Community, asked the pope to rescind the decrees in the Doctrine of Discovery, a document giving …
Time For Acknowledgement: Christian-Run Native American Boarding Schools Left Legacy of Destruction
An explanation of the trauma that has has been passed down through generations because of residential school experiences. The author …
“Kill the Indian, and Save the Man”: Captain Richard H. Pratt on the Education of Native Americans
An excerpt from a paper written by Capt. Richard H. Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian School on the purpose his school would serve in …