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162 Disheartening and Disfiguring Years to Eradicate the Spirituality and Cultural Predilections of Native American Children, and to Kill the Non-Compliant

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Title

162 Disheartening and Disfiguring Years to Eradicate the Spirituality and Cultural Predilections of Native American Children, and to Kill the Non-Compliant

Subject

How the federal government worked with Christian missionaries to re-program Native Children so that they no longer felt safe being Indians.

Description

An interactive map of North America indicating the locations of the 523 schools (and 53 burial sites containing Native student bodies) established and operating between 1807 and 1969.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0cc12b7f9f434dbaa7c2815aea84606e

Source

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS)
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0cc12b7f9f434dbaa7c2815aea84606e

Image by the History Channel
How Boarding Schools Tried to ‘Kill the Indian’ Through Assimilation
Native American tribes are still seeking the return of their children.
BY: BECKY LITTLE, UPDATED: JULY 11, 2023 | ORIGINAL: AUGUST 16, 2017
https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilation

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https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0cc12b7f9f434dbaa7c2815aea84606e

Citation

“162 Disheartening and Disfiguring Years to Eradicate the Spirituality and Cultural Predilections of Native American Children, and to Kill the Non-Compliant”, The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-Spiritual Leadership, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed December 27, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/bipoc-trans-spiritual/item/2414.