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Indigenous Child BC Canada

😞 When I heard this news last week I was heartbroken. No child should have to suffer being taken away. Having to change there way of life to others that dont approve. I hope that action will be taken to prevent any crimes happening to indigenous people.

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Mamapolo2016 · F

There's a school less than a mile from my door that was established in 1890 with the goals of transforming Native American children into white children with dark skin.

Things have changed in the ensuing 130-odd years. The school Board of Directors is composed of the leaders of Pueblos, all Native Americans.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Mamapolo2016 Yes. It happened across the heartlands and west. There was one in Lawrence, KS: Haskell, now a college campus.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Heartlander Not just west of the Mississippi. There was one in Carlisle, PA.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Mamapolo2016 Thanks ... I just checked, and there were 100 such schools.

A sidetone of interest is that Jim Thorpe attended Carlisle and was part of their unstoppable football team that routinely beat their Ivy League opponents.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Heartlander I just love it when that happens.

I lived in and around Carlisle half my life. Most everybody was proud of Jim Thorpe - after he was dead.