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First Indian Boarding School
The Bureau of Indian Affairs establishes the first boarding school on the Yakima Indian Reservation in Washington (History and Culture, n.d.) -
Off-Reservation Boarding Schools
The government begins sending American Indians to off reservation boarding schools during the 1870's - (Bear, 2008a) -
Carlisle Indian School opens
Col. Richard Henry Pratt opens the most well known off-reservation boarding school. - (History and Culture, n.d.) -
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior
The report was a compilation of agent reports. The agent reports showed that they largely saw Indians as savages who should be compelled using whatever means necessary to send their children to schools. - (Bear, 2008a) -
Kill the Indian, Save the Man
Col. Richard Pratt shares his philosophy of boarding schools during a speech. "Kill the Indian, Save the Man" - (Bear, 2008a) -
Economic Practicality Curriculum
Economic practicality became the goal and the curriculum leaned more towards industrial training instead of academics. - (History and Culture, n.d.) -
Francis Luepp commissioner of Indian affairs.
Francis Leupp was one of the first government officials to be critical of the off reservation boarding schools - (Tozer, 2009) -
Meriam Report
This report was published as a result of the government commissioning an investigation into the outcome of government policies towards American Indians, including boarding schools. It was found that children at federal boarding schools were malnourished, overworked, harshly punished, and poorly educated. - 2 -
John Collier appointed commissioner of Indian Affairs
John Collier helped institute school programs that he hoped would foster Indian racial heritage and identity. -
The Kennedy Report
This report declared Indian education a national tragedy - (Bear, 2008a) -
Indian Child Welfare Act
Native American parents gained the legal right to deny their child's placement in off-reservation schools. - (History and Culture, n.d.)
