Assimilation through Education: Indian Boarding Schools

What principle did Richard Henry Pratt subscribe to regarding Indian education?

• "Preserve the Indian culture"

• "Educate the Indian and save the man"

• "Isolate the Indian and protect the culture"

• "Ignore the Indian and focus on the land"

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the purpose of the schools promised in the treaties?

• To provide military training

• To offer advanced religious education

• To support agricultural and industrial education

• To teach traditional cultural practices

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was prohibited in the boarding schools regarding language?

• Speaking English

• Speaking French

• Speaking native languages

• Speaking Spanish

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did students regret losing after attending boarding school?

• Their artistic skills

• Their ability to speak their native language fluently

• Their athletic abilities

• Their musical talents

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What could happen to parents who refused to send their children to school?

• They could have annuities or rations withheld or be sent to jail.

• They could receive a fine.

• They could be given a warning.

• They could be offered alternative schooling options.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was a consequence of the mandatory education law for Indian children?

• Considerable pressure on families to send children to boarding schools.

• Increased family time and bonding.

• More educational choices for parents.

• Freedom to choose any school.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What activity did the boys play that involved a curved stick?

• Baseball

• Football

• Shinney

• Marbles

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What was a positive aspect of the boarding school experience mentioned?

• Strict rules

• Friendships

• Long hours

• Limited food

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was a consequence of the strict governance at the boarding schools?

• Increased creativity

• Lack of independent thinking

• Better health

• More free time

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of service was considered below-standard in the 1928 report on Indian education?

• Transportation

• Medical

• Dining

• Housing

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2