The Role of Music in Assimilation of Students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
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Author/Creator
Abigail C. Winston
Gettysburg Historical Journal, vol. 18, 2019, pp. 94-126
Description
Argues that while sports have received more attention as an assimilationist force, the practice of suppressing both traditional music itself and its traditional role in spirituality and replacing it with Western musical styles, was an equally powerful tool and public performances were used as a propaganda tool to prove how successful the school had been in "civilizing" their students.