“What Was It Like to Be in a Boarding
School?” assignment
Directions: Visit several of the links below and read
about what it was like to be in a Native American student in a boarding school
in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s in the US.
1. Using Evernote, write 10 new facts you
learned about what it was like to be in an Indian boarding school. (Use
your own words. Do not cut and paste or
you will fail this assignment.)
2. Include 2 pictures in your report.
3. In a short paragraph, explain whether or not
you think the novel we are reading, When
the Legends Die, is a fair depiction of what life was like in a boarding
school. Do you think what happened to
Bear Brother (Thomas Blackbull) could have actually happened? Why or why not? Explain.
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Resources to Read
“Indian Boarding
Schools.” MN 150. Minnesota Historical Center online.
“What Were Boarding
Schools Like for Indian Youth?” by Claywoman. authorsden.com http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=2616&id=7375
“American Indian
Boarding Schools Haunt Many.” NPR.org http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16516865
“Brainwashing and
Boarding Schools: Undoing the shameful Legacy.” American Indian Contributions. http://clio.missouristate.edu/lburt/Resources510/BoardingSchools_1.htm#section1
