Boarding School Abuses, Human Rights, and Reparations

Part of a special issue on native women and state violence. The writer explores the cultural genocide perpetrated on Native Americans through the policy of forcing children to attend Christian and government-run boarding schools. She underscores the obligation of the U.S. government and churches to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Andrea 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: Social justice
Year: 2004, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 89-102
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Native Americans
Government Policy
boarding schools
Human Rights
Native American history
Native Americans > Education
History
Boarding schools > United States
Criminal reparations
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Summary:Part of a special issue on native women and state violence. The writer explores the cultural genocide perpetrated on Native Americans through the policy of forcing children to attend Christian and government-run boarding schools. She underscores the obligation of the U.S. government and churches to make reparations for the continuing effects of the boarding school system's violations of human rights legal standards. She describes the work of the Boarding School Healing Project, a nationwide coalition of organizations that focuses on a collective rather than an individual remedy for institutional abuses, and considers the project's potential contribution to the global struggle for reparations.