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Boarding Schools
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Assimilation Through Education: Indian Boarding Schools in the Pacific Northwest 
 This online essay and photograph exhibit covers the practice of placing Native American children in boarding schools, mission schools, and similar institutions. Includes discussion of a typical daily schedule at the schools, and negatives and positives of the movement. Find footnotes, study questions, and a bibliography. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections; created by Carolyn J. Marr, anthropologist and photographs librarian at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/marr.html Topics: Education, K-12 Education, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 8, 2005 The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Provides a directory of boarding schools in the United States, Canada, and abroad, including information about "academic programs, sports, arts, and [other] activities." Searchable and browsable. http://www.schools.com/ Topics: Education, K-12 Education Last updated Aug 9, 2005 Backgrounder: Indian Residential Schools
Information from the Canadian government about the government-supported residential school system that "grew out of Canada's missionary experience with various religious organizations," and which ceased operation completely in the mid-1990s. Discusses the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, which supports people "affected by the legacy of physical and sexual abuse in the residential school system." In English and French. From Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/rqpi/nwz/2008/20080425a_is-eng.asp Topics: History By Place, K-12 Education Last updated Jun 29, 2009 Boarding School Review
This site provides information about "college-preparatory and junior boarding schools," including all-girls, all-boys, military, arts, and Christian schools, and schools with ESL programs. It provides "alumni reviews, detailed school profiles, and interactive tools to help families research college-preparatory boarding schools" (such as a side-by-side school comparison option). Also includes tips for applying to boarding schools. Founded by two boarding school alumni. http://www.boardingschoolreview.com Topics: Education, K-12 Education Last updated Aug 9, 2005 Where Are the Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools
This exhibit "attempts to give voice to the untold stories of so many Aboriginal boys and girls who attended residential schools in Canada from 1831 to the 1990's." Articles and stories discuss assimilation of Aboriginal people, physical and sexual abuse in the school system, and related topics. Includes images and video clips. In English and French. From the Legacy of Hope Foundation, Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and Library and Archives Canada. http://www.wherearethechildren.ca Topics: History By Place, K-12 Education Last updated Dec 1, 2005 |
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