Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month reminds us of the importance of reading Native American children’s books to learn and celebrate the culture, contributions, history, and traditions of ...
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the first federally funded, off-reservation boarding school for Indigenous children in the United States. From 1879-1918, approximately 7,800 students were ...
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken there in October 1879, drafted into the U.S.