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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About Indian Boarding Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
Several articles and essays about the federal government's attempt to assimilate Native American children into the dominant American society in the late 1800s through the establishment and use of Indian schools.
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Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center: Publications

For Students 9th - 10th
The Publications section of the website features newspapers, magazines, and souvenir pamphlets that reflect the activities of the Carlisle Indian School and its students. Many of the newspapers and magazines included here, such as The...
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PPT
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: An Indian Boarding School Photo Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs of Native American children at several Indian schools from the late 19th century and early 20th century.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Native Americans Weren't Guaranteed the Right to Vote in Every State Until 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
Native people won citizenship in 1924, but the struggle for voting rights stretched on much longer. Native Americans couldn't be U.S. citizens when the country ratified its Constitution in 1788, and wouldn't win the right to be for 136...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania: Carlisle Indian School

For Students 9th - 10th
Associated with Native American education. Athlete Jim Thorpe attended.