Indian boarding school survivors get chance to share their stories, preserve history
NORA MABIE
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“Kill the Indian to save the man” was the catchphrase of The Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a boarding school opened in Pennsylvania in 1879. It became a grim epitaph for numerous Native children who died there. In 2017, a delegation from the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming atte…
In July, Indian boarding school survivors will have the opportunity to share their stories with a national organization that aims to document history, raise awareness and promote healing.
Nelda Goodman poses for a portrait before her interview with NABS. She is an Indian boarding school survivor and is a citizen of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition(NABS) team was awarded a $3.7 million contract from the Interior Department to preserve Indian boarding school oral histories.
From left to right: Lacey Kinnart, programs coordinator at NABS, boarding school survivor Mary Harjo, and Charlee Brissette, a NABS oral historian. A citizen of Muscogee Creek Nation, Harjo attended boarding school for 12 years. In the closing ceremony, she said, "I feel like I've gained a whole new family!"
Nelda Goodman poses for a portrait before her interview with NABS. She is an Indian boarding school survivor and is a citizen of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition(NABS) team was awarded a $3.7 million contract from the Interior Department to preserve Indian boarding school oral histories.
From left to right: Lacey Kinnart, programs coordinator at NABS, boarding school survivor Mary Harjo, and Charlee Brissette, a NABS oral historian. A citizen of Muscogee Creek Nation, Harjo attended boarding school for 12 years. In the closing ceremony, she said, "I feel like I've gained a whole new family!"
