We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Unity among tribal communities across the state is strong as members of Fort Belknap Reservation bring home their ancestors who have attended the Carlisle Indian Boarding School in Carlisle Pennsylvania.
The story of Native American students who were brought back to the Fort Belknap Reservation from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School is a tragic chapter in the broader history of Native American education and forced assimilation in the United States. The Carlisle Indian School, founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt, was part of a government program designed to "civilize" Native American children by removing them from their homes, cultures, and languages, and immersing them in white American customs. While some students returned home, many were permanently changed by their experience at Carl...
