The Carlisle Indian Industrial School: An Introduction with Kate Theimer
Originally presented on April 15th, 2021
Links and resources mentioned during the lecture:
Kate's book: A Very Correct Idea of Our School: A Photographic History of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Kate’s podcast: Carlisle Indian School Research
Book recommendation: Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928 by David Wallace Adams
Send-away kits and downloads can be found on the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center page TEACHING RESOURCES
A great fictional diary for teachers about Native American students at boarding schools written by Cree author Shirley Sterling: My Name Is Seepeetza
The Carlisle Indian School Outing Program with Barbara Landis & Museum Curators
Originally presented on May 6th, 2021
Links and resources suggested by Barbara:
Barbara's essay on the History of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Transcript of the "Outing Contract"
Digital news site: Indian Country Today
Presentation about Outings along the Gettysburg Railroad
The Lost Ones documentary