The U.S. boarding schools

for Native American

children

Opened in 1879, the Carlisle Indian

Industrial School was the first boarding

school to educate Native American

children in an off-reservation setting,

far from home. The federally funded

school's philosophy was to "kill the

Indian, save the man," forcing their

assimilation to white culture by

forbidding the use of native languages

and cultural practices. In 1891, the U.S.

passed a law making attendance

compulsory for Indigenous children.

The Carlisle school became the

blueprint for over 300 such schools

across the United States.

Rosemary Wardley, NG Staff. Mike Boruta

Source: National Native American

Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS)

The U.S. boarding schools for Native

American children

Opened in 1879, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the first boarding school

to educate Native American children in an off-reservation setting, far from home.

The federally funded school's philosophy was to "kill the Indian, save the man,"

forcing their assimilation to white culture by forbidding the use of native languages

and cultural practices. In 1891, the U.S. passed a law making attendance compulsory

for Indigenous children. The Carlisle school became the blueprint for over 300

such schools across the United States.

200 mi

200 km

Rosemary Wardley, NG Staff. Mike Boruta. Source: National Native American

Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS)