This article not only explains the history of the residential school system in the United States, but also in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. In all of these countries, children were often forcibly removed and had their culture and language taken away through forced assimilation. Australia continued to remove children until the 1970’s. The last residential school in Canada closed in 1966. The United States still has 59 boarding schools in operation.
Source: Daniella Zalcman. “Signs of Your Identity: Forced Assimilation Education for Indigenous Youth.” July 17, 2016. Pulitzer Center. http://pulitzercenter.org/project/western-canada-first-nations-residential-schools-identity
