Boarding schools in Minnesota and the United States represent a dark chapter in the nation’s history. These schools were designed to disconnect Native American children from their culture, history, and language. Very little emphasis was placed on education. Students were trained to do manual labor.
Source: Dr. Denise K. Lajimodiere. “The sad legacy of American Indian boarding schools in Minnesota and the U.S. June 4, 2016. Minnpost. https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2016/06/sad-legacy-american-indian-boarding-schools-minnesota-and-us
