Introduction

A lesson in the Boarding Schools and Forced Assimilation – Part 1 History course.

Old image with over a hundred native American children lined up in front of their boarding school
Photo courtesy of Carlisle Indian School Project

Pictured is the student body assembled on the Carlisle Indian School Grounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It was the flagship Native American boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. Carlisle became the model for 26 off-reservation Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools in 15 states and territories. Learn more about the past, present, and future of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.