Useful Links
The History of Native American Boarding Schools Is Even More Complicated than a New Report Reveals
https://time.com/6177069/american-indian-boarding-schools-history/
American Indian relief Council
http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=airc_hist_boardingschools
The U.S. history of Native American Boarding Schools
https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/us-residential-schools
The Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Resource Center
https://boardingschoolhealing.org/resource-database-center/
American Indian Resource Center
https://airc.ucsc.edu/resources/boarding-schools.htmlv
Death by Civilization: the Traumatic Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/traumatic-legacy-indian-boarding-schools/584293/
https://time.com/6177069/american-indian-boarding-schools-history/
American Indian relief Council
http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=airc_hist_boardingschools
The U.S. history of Native American Boarding Schools
https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/us-residential-schools
The Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Resource Center
https://boardingschoolhealing.org/resource-database-center/
American Indian Resource Center
https://airc.ucsc.edu/resources/boarding-schools.htmlv
Death by Civilization: the Traumatic Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/traumatic-legacy-indian-boarding-schools/584293/
Primary Sources
Primary source set: Native American Boarding Schools
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/native-american-boarding-schools/
"Long-hair" letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Superintendent, Round Valley, California. (1900)
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296220/1/public?contributionType=transcription
Classroom Resources
Exploring Federal Policy About Native Americans in the Late 1800s
Students will examine three primary sources — two photographs of Native American youths, one before and one after their enrollment in a boarding school in 1886, and an excerpt from an 1890 report on federal policy regarding Native American assimilation — to understand the lives of young Native Americans during this time in history.
Suggested Grade Level: 9-10
Approximate Time Required: 45 minutes
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/activities/history/federal-policy.html