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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

"Kill the Indian, Save the Man" - Carlisle Boarding School - US History ...

 

MORE: 

Full Text and Excerpts of Pratt's "Kill the Indian, Save the Man" Speech from Dickinson College: https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/...

American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many - NPR: https://www.npr.org/2008/05/12/165168... 

Death By Civilization - The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/education... 

If you can take 10 minutes, this animated film (above) is a good overview of that history. There is so much information to understand, that this animated film can reinforce some of the details.


If you haven't yet called or written your congressperson to support these two bills, here it is again. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSPERSON AND SENATOR TO SUPPORT THE TWO BILLS PROPOSED BY SEC.DEB HAALAND TO INVESTIGATE AND BEGIN TO BRING HEALING TO NATIVE AMERICANS ADVERSELY TRAUMATIZED BY THE BOARDING SCHOOL ERA.


S.1723 TRUTH AND HEALING ACT

HR. 7227 TRUTH AND HEALING ACT


If you would like to be part of educating the public, please consider hosting our film NATIVE WOMEN AND ALLIES SPEAK: What You Weren't Taught in School


FILM TRAILER 

CNA promo.12.12.23 from Arla Patch on Vimeo.

VISIT: www.coalitionofnativesandallies.org



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