Northwest Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Ethnocide Education

Ethnocide Case Study: North American Boarding School Experience by Jamie Daniels, Graduate Research Assistant 2008-2009
 

The boarding school experiences of Native Americans started in the 1870’s and is still a debated division of history today. This paper includes the following:

·         Brief definition of Ethnocide

·         The discussion of whether the boarding school tragedies are an attempt at Ethnocide.

·         Describes the traditional boarding school procedures which includes but is not limited to: “Civilizing” the Indian, educational aims, punishment and abuse, and undernourishment and sickness of the Indian children.

·         Provides a brief overview of the boarding school experience

·         Shares some first-hand accounts on time spent in the schools from Native American Indians.

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