Unearthing Injustice: Carlisle Indian Industrial School and The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s Fight for NAGPRA Repatriation

By StrongWalker 3 months ago

The history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School represents the haunting legacy of Indian boarding schools, institutions which were weaponized against Native American children and Tribal Nations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Carlisle’s founder, General Richard Henry Pratt, characterized the mission of Indian boarding schools as being to “kill the Indian, save the man.”

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