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If you didn't finish your questions on the Turner Thesis, here's the link.
Anyway, here's tonight's HW. I think you may actually find it interesting. It corresponds to the material covered in chapter 16 of the APUSH book. The assignment should take about an hour to complete, so plan accordingly.
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CLICK HERE AND READ Part I of the Article American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many
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Discuss your reactions to the article. Here's what other kids had to say
25 comments:
i think that article was- long! i think it was wrong how they were depriving children, and students of their native american culture, like it was si bad that children forgor the language, so they couldnt even speak it anymore, and it wouldnt be able to be passed down to generations. also they sort of brainwashed children so they knew nothing of being native american, for example that boy billy, forgot about his native american name. i also think it was horrible that they bathed the children in kerosene! despite this being a hprrible thing it made american culture more practiced, but we are still trying to make up fopr the lost culture by these native american boarding schools, that teaches children basket weaving and other skills which i think is really great, but i dont understand why they are so struct about getting privelagews, and cleaning and all that stuff, since i dont think that has anything to do with the lack of culture they have.
After reading the article, I think it was terrible that the Native American children were being forced to forget all about their culture, speaking their language, and that the school was so strict that a boy name Billy couldn't speak his language or even remember what his Indian name was! The school's intentions were to erase and replace Indian culture in order to conquer Indians. I just can't believe that the school was being so harsh to Native Americans. An adviser busted a student's head open and got all blood all over, which goes to show that the school was very harsh for kids. In the school, kids were beaten and abused, and forced into heavy labor which is so sad to me. I feel so bad that the Native kids actually had to experience this horrible harsh time at that disciplined school where they didn't even learn anything. But I'm glad that the Sherman Indian High School encouraged the kids to learn more about their Indian culture forming a drum circle and teaching them how to weave baskets which will help make up for the lost culture in the other Native American schools. I just hope the Native American culture keeps itself alive for many generations.
I think that the article had interesting facts that i didn't know before but it was also way too long. I think that it's wrong to deprive and take away the native American kids culture and funding for schools. It was so sad that they were slowly losing their heritage without even really knowing it. They were treated so horribly and was being turned into something that they weren't. They were also disciplined and scared to tell the truth about when someone got hurt. It's so sad that they had to live through this and watch movies every Saturday about cowboys and Indians and watch the cowboys kill off the Indians. I also think that it's so sad that some Native Americans still go away to boarding schools like that today! The kids didn't even really get schooling, the girls learned about house keeping and the boys learned carpentry. But one of the most shocking and depressing thing about it was that they adults shaved the kids heads, and bathed them in kerosene!!
I think that the boarding schools were so horrible in the past. It is is terrible that they made them conform to their way of living and how they forced them to give up everything they knew about their culture. I think that it's kind of wrong for them to have the schools now, still. I think that the idea of them is okay because one of the girls was saying how good it was for her and if she wouldve stayed in public school she wouldve done really bad. I think it serves that purpose really well but I don't think it should be just a native Indian school. I think any sort of racial segregation in the education system is wrong.
My reaction to the article was heart breaking. It was cruel how the Native children were forced to do many things that they didn't want to do, such as completely forgetting about their culture and language. It made me wonder- why did they think that the Native heritage was so awful? Why would they go to such lengths to deprive these children of their back rounds? I agree with Donna, they were basically brainwashed. When I read the part about the Native boy, Billy; How he forgot his Native name. Another thing that really got me was how they treated the children. The Native children were almost treated like slaves, doing labor, and suffered through many harsh times/things. The whole thing was extremely upsetting.
the article was ok i guess but like donna said it was crazy long. i disagree with what they we doing. how they werent allowing students/kids to be part of thier n.a. culture. we all have our rights and were all human and equal so why couldnt they be apart of thier own culture. i think eveyone is different and because we are its what makes each and every one of us specail and unique. and because of this people began to forget about thier culture, thier past and where they came from. but i like the idea of the boarding schools because i think its a good way to bring the culture back and inform people of thier past that they have forgotten. >>nadine
i think that the article was eye opening to the difficulties native american children faced. not only were made to erase their culture, erasing the native american way of life completely, but were also driven to the point where they weren't able to remember their native names. that's when you know the schools were pushing it too far. i mean, learning of america's ways is one thing, but attempting[and succeeding] to wipe out a whole culture is horrible. and on top of that, they were treated like garbage, having to do the worst things.
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Until I read the whole article, I thought Native Americans were living in a better condition now since it seemed that they were being treated better than the past. But I was wrong. The article consists of the boarding schools depriving of the Native Americans. The way the Native Americans were treated is some what similar to what happened to Japanese-American citizens in internment camps during the World War II. It's also very crucial that this happened in "America". Wasn't America supposed to be the land of freedom? How can such actions be taken on and in the land of freedom? Taking away the Native American's cultures, language and almost human rights doesn't seem very "freedom". And the worse part is that that was their goal. To basically brainwash young Native Americans to make them fully Americanized. They had no choice, in a land of freedom. They were forced to throw away their own, innate being for outsiders' cultures. The environment of boarding school is also harsh. It's an Indian boarding school, not a military school. The young students were being treated as if they were in a military school. With strict discipline and ruthless abuses. The one that was really harsh was when the teacher beat up a student's head and made sure the truth was untold. Although some highschools are actually reviving the forgotten cultures of Native Americans and that is somewhat showing some changes. However, such quick and minimum changes can not cover-up what's happened for many years. There needs to be a big change.
I think the article was very interesting but a bit on the long side. i think it was horrible for the Native American children to have to forget about their culture and who they really are. They pretty much brainwashed the children so they forget about everything that had to do with them being native American. Also, something that was very intriguing to me was how an adviser busted a student's head open and got all blood all over, which shows that the school was very harsh to the kids. They bathed the kids in kerosine which is just insane! Its crazy because Native Americans still go to boarding schools like that today. The whole situation was just WRONG !
It was very sorrowful when i read the article. Their entire Identity was taken away from them.Their long hair,they lost names, and could not speak a single Indian word.They were transformed inside and out with language,religion,structure,and economics.The Native American children were separated from their homes and families. It was depressing when the children were beaten and malnourished and forced to do heavy labor. It was very narrow-minded when the advisor busted a students head open and denied doing it. The people were very wicked.They completed brainwashed these children's minds. When Billy forgot who he was I was very heavy-hearted to see how someone could grow up learning that.I await the day when people know the true Native American culture.
The article is pretty depressing. I agree with Donna that it IS super long.Basically Americans were trying to take away Native American's culture. Children were taken away from their families.It's pretty horrible that the children forgot their languages. it makes me wonder how many more people would be a part of the native American culture if the boarding schools had never happened. It really upset me when Floyd Red Crow Westerman reminisced on his childhood. :( It was so sad that he thought he was sent to the school because his parents didn't want him any more. And then that boy, Billy, forgot his native american name. It seems like the kids were brainwashed to forget all about who they were, and to forget about their culture. They were also abused and beaten horribly. It was cruel and depressing... SAD! i COULDNT BELIEVE that they bathed the childrne in Kerosene. The children did nothing wrong and they were being so harshly punished. I'm glad, however, that despite all this, the Native American culture lives on. The Sherman Indian High School encouraged the kids to learn more about their Indian culture. They formed a drum circle and were taught how to weave baskets. Basically my reaction to all was that, even though allof those horrible events happen, I'm glad that their culture survived.
As Maggie said, the article was definitely eye opening. Children of the Native American culture faced issues relating to individualism. You are an individual, so you should have the equal choice, as does everyone else, to follow the culture you choose. For the Native American children attending these schools, their culture was completely erased as well as their way of living day-to-day life. I think these children werent treated like humans ; they were completely disrespected and even forced children to forget their Native American name. Overall, i imagine putting myself in these childrens shoes ; being forced to give up everything i knew about my culture - i would be devistated. Furthermore, your culture is what seperates you and makes you unique from all the rest.
i think what they did was very cruel the way they were taking them away from their families and their culture. to me, i see it as a form of slavery since they were being forced to become "americanized". it surprises me that they were allowed to do things like this to people after reconstruction and moving towards equal rights. jake flynt (on the other website) left a comment saying that the schools provided a safer place for the students then their homes, however i think they could have done it in a more civil way. i don't like the idea of getting demerits for not cleaning your room because its your own personal space and i think maybe the school is too controlled because the lives the kids have don't sound like normal teen lives that kids like us at wjps have. it is nice to know that they teach them about their cultures now instead of trying to "expell" it in the past.
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that was really long
(and i already had a headache)
i think that the Native American children were treated awful. i also think all the things like giving up their own Native American names, boarding schools, and etc. i think this is sort of like the Holocaust because they were being treated as the same as the Jewish people.
I think that the article explains the situation with the Sherman school well. I felt that it was vey wrong of them to treat the native americans that way. I thought that it was very wrong of them to treat the kids like that because of their culture Its as if they didn't want their culture to exist anymore. I found it really sad when they said about the kid going back home, and his grandma asked him something in Indian, and he had no idea what she said. Then he called himself Billy, and his Grandma was saying that that wasnt his name. They were slowly loosing their culture without even realizing it. The article reminded me of all the oter times in history where a certain roce, or culture was banned. I found it interesting that today the school is still around, and native americans still go there.
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I feel that according to todays society and how we live it was wrong for them to even do such a unthoughtful thing. They were stricken of their "Language, religion, family structure, economics, the way you make a living, the way you express emotion, everything". They had very little to remember what they were and where they came from. Most were taken from their homes and forced to go to these "schools". One man reports about seeing a kid abused and being forced not to tell anyone what really happened. It is a sad thought that a person has to give up who they really are just to please the community. Many Jews did that during the Holocaust and Inquisition of 1492 in Spain. They gave up what they knew to protect there families and lives.
On the flip side, some schools were good to the children and embraced the culture.
Hopefully this sense of seperation will come to an end.
i think the article was very suprising. i wasnt expecting native american children to face such difficulties. they were forced to erase their culture and the native american way of life. they were forced into such horrible things that they forgot their own native american names. i personally think the schools were forcing them to do too much. learning and teaching of american ways is an acceptable thing to do, but at least let them continue with their beliefs. on top of everything, they werent even treated nicely.
-Amanda Brandell
I was shocked to read that discrimination that went to such an extent could have ever occured in America, the country that was built on principles of fairness and equality for all, disregarding race. It's shocking how Native Americans were not only deprived of their culture and beliefs, but were also treated harshly by being physically abused and forced to pursue in hard labor.
I also found it shocking how Native Americans were involuntarily taken to boarding schools and not given the opportunity to receive a proper education. Instead, they were educated on labor and housework, and deprived of the opportunity to become successful, educated individuals.
I think the article was interesting and surprising. Native Americans were treated badly from taking away from their kids to forgetting them (not doing anything for them). It was really eye opening. It was almost like everything about the Native Americans were being thrown away such as names, etc. Even though they were practicing american ways i think it was a very bad way to make the natives be more american. I dont think its right to do something like that.
Sophia Chronopoulos
I think the way the boarding schools used to treat the students was horrible. Everyone hould be able to express who they are and the Native Americans weren't able to do that. Eventually I think it became better. The rules at these boarding schools are still very sticked. For example, having to get up at 6 every morning or there would be concequences like demerits. I think the government should find a way to raise the budget to keep these schools going. For some students, these schools are necessary. They llok at them as a way to have a better life. At the same time some students feel that they are unncessary and that they don't want them. I still think that for the students who need it, they are a good idea and should contine to work. Sheila Patterson stated that back home, there is alot of drinking and kids who commit suicide and that is why she needed to get away. Seana Edwards also stated that the boarding school she attended saved her. She almost failed out of highschool freshman year but when she transfered to the boarding school she changed. She thinks that the sticked structure of the school helped her change and owes all her success to the school.
When I finished reading the article, I was shock that some laws prohibited Native Americans to practice their culture. America wanted to americanize them so America will not have to deal with worrying about settling into Native American land. In the article I read about a Native American boy named Billy and the American name was given to him. He was forced to go to American school, learn about American history, and American culture. Billy was under servitude, not being able to practice his own belief, he was enslaved by the law.
-Alex Bao
This article American Indian Boarding School Haunt Many taught me a lot. I always knew that the Native Americans were mistreated throughout the years but I never imagine that the Native Americans didn't even have the RIGHT to practice their own religion and beliefs. This angered me as well because their rights as human was taken away from them. Native American children were forced into boarding schools by armed police & these boarding schools americanalized them. Wright, a 6 year old boy lost the sight of who he was. "I remember coming home and my grandma asked me to talk Indian to her and I said, 'Grandma, I don't understand you,' " Wright says. "She said, 'Then who are you?' " I think it should have been their choice to go to the boarding school because the effect on some children was positive. Sheana says that the boarding school had changed her lifestyle positively. She is doing good in class. But overall, I thought America's law on Native Americans were unjust and unlawful.
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This article really put you through the eyes of an Native American child as to what they had to go through when they were put into these schools. They had their name changed, they were taught to speak another language, and they changed there overall way of living. The american people looked at them as if they were some kind of stranger, and they were trying to make them like they were. But in reality, in doing this they were slowly downsizing the population. Which is what I think that they wanted all along because the americans were in fights with the Native Americans.
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