The System of Assimilation: History of Indian Boarding Schools

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Indian Boarding Schools were a nation wide effort to eradicate Native American culture. Eric Hemenway will discuss the history and impacts.

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<p>Indian Boarding Schools were a nation wide effort to eradicate Native American language, culture, traditions and beliefs under federal policy. Native children from Michigan attended these schools throughout the country, with the majority of them going to one of the five schools in Michigan. The Holy Childhood of Jesus Indian boarding school in Harbor Springs was one of the last to close its doors in the country, just 40 years ago. During this presentation, Eric Hemenway, Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, will discuss the creation of the school system and the impacts it has had on tribal communities.</p>

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