To fulfill its education promises, the federal government forced Indian children to attend boarding schools. Generations of Michigan Indian children were taken to Holy Childhood of Jesus School in Harbor Springs or Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School where they learned manual skills and worked at non-Indian farms and homes.
Boarding schools separated Indian children from their communities and culture. The rules and conditions were often harsh. Many students went long periods without seeing or hearing from their families.
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS
Stories suggest these tiny handcuffs restrained children as young as five years old, likely at an Indian boarding school in Kansas.
Holy Childhood of Jesus School
Courtesy: Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians Archives
Odawa Indians Archives
Holy Childhood of Jesus School
Courtesy: Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians Archives
Odawa Indians Archives
Holy Childhood of Jesus School
Courtesy: Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians Archives
Odawa Indians Archives
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School
Courtesy: Clarke Historical Library,
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School
Courtesy: Clarke Historical Library,
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School
Courtesy: Clarke Historical Library,
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School
Courtesy: Clarke Historical Library,
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School
Courtesy: Clarke Historical Library,
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School
Courtesy: Clarke Historical Library,
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University