Three Generations of the American Indian Boarding School Experience
Coolidge Public Library 160 W. Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ, United StatesThe U.S. federal government’s harsh policy of compulsory Indian education in the form of boarding schools began in 1879 and continued through the Great Depression, with boarding schools on and off Indian Reservations remaining prominent through 1970. Presently, boarding schools are still the main means of K-8 education in rural Indian communities. This presentation will […]