Website produced to accompany an exhibition of the same name mounted by the Heard Museum. Information divided into six sections: Introduction; Journey and Arrival; Health and Running Away; Student Experiences; Reforms and Changes; and Choices and Legacies.
Lesson plan for grades 5-6 discusses the experiences of Hopi children in the two types of educational institutions. Includes reminiscences of former students.
American Educational History Journal, vol. 40, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 75-91
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Off-reservation boarding school established to counteract influence of Protestantism. Discusses policies and curriculum which were taken from both the Catholic and governmental school systems.
Discusses a curriculum module which looks at assimilation practices and the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families to residential schools.
Girls and Literacy in America: Historical Perspectives to the Present
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Author/Creator
Amy M. Goodburn
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Looks at how educational and societal ideologies shaped girls' writing and its reception by examining content of students' essays.
Chapter from Girls and Literacy in America: Historical Perspectives to the Present edited by Jane Greer.
Subcommittee produced extensive report which examined the history of residential, tribal and public education and made numerous recommendations to improve the system.
American Educational History Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2006, pp. 97-105
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Discusses the use of print media to promote educational reforms, substitution of community day schools for boarding schools, replacement of curriculum to promote Aboriginal culture, and the use of vocational programs to benefit Aboriginal communities.
Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication ; 49th, 1998
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Goodburn
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Presents letters written by students that were sometimes used as propaganda to promote public awareness about American Indian education.
Paper from the Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1998.
Article discusses the work of the principal of the Coqualeetza Indian Residential School, which is generally viewed in a positive light, to illustrate both the limitations and the latitude present in the system.
Article dated 1896 discusses the composition of student population, curriculum used to educate and "civilize" students, and parental attitudes towards the school.
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, vol. 21, no. 1/2, December 2006, pp. 18-32
Description
Uses psychological research and theory to explain the consequences of the school system in terms of: poor academic performance and inability to continue education, which in turn affects employment opportunities and future income.
Outlines duties of various employees, protocols for correspondence, hiring, promotion, etc., care of buildings and grounds, and rules pertaining to pupils.
Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.
Position paper recommends "That the Ministry of Education move forward with curriculum renewal that includes the rich and diverse history of First Nations and Métis Peoples with their experience of the arrival of the European newcomers, and the legacy of the Indian Residential School era".