Indian Boarding Schools in History

By sjoynerrfreitas

  • The boarding school for Indian children began in 1860 in Washington

  • The Boarding School movement was highly known after a lot of Native Americans acting out.

  • Reservation schools were developed on the Skomish and Makah regions.

  • Carlisle, the most know boarding school, was created with the help of Henry Pratt.

  • First group of students were 84 Lakota children.

    The first group of students were Lakota children, their were 84 of them.

  • 6,200 Native AMerican srudents were enrolled in 60 different boarding schools.

  • Parents of Indian children were allowed to deny their children's attendance at off-reservation schools.

  • The boarding schools begin to teach industrial related lessons instead of regular lessons due to lack of comprehension of the material.

  • One of the largest Indian boarding schools was shut down

  • Nation Congress of American Indians was founded