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Assignment:
Step into the shoes of a historian and conduct research using primary sources. You will look at the records of indigenous students who attended Carlisle Indian Boarding School in the late 19th century. This was the school that Richard Pratt (whose words you read in Part 1) founded.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Go to carlisleindian.dickinson.edu and search for the names of students who arrived at the school on October 21, 1882.
2. Look at the student files of three students who arrived Oct. 21, 1882.
Once you click on a student record page, click "Read Documents" for a PDF copy of the student's records. These scanned records may include student ID cards, report cards, and student surveys that they filled out after leaving the school.
[NOTE: The documents are often written in cursive. Try your best to read them, but it's 100% okay if you can't decipher it all!]
3. Based on what you find in the student records, take brief notes on the following points about three students (You will turn in these notes):
- Name of the student
- Where was the student from? What was their nation? (Some examples of nations: Navajo, Pueblo, Apache)
- How long did the student stay at Carlisle?
- What did the student do after leaving the school?
After exploring their files, write a short summary of what you discovered about at least ONE student. Some questions to consider:
- Where are they from? Did they have relatives at the school? How long did they attend? Did they fill out the student survey? Do we know anything about their life after leaving Carlisle?
- Reflect on the experience of conducting this research.
- Was it frustrating?
- Were you surprised by how few students filled out the survey card?
- Why do you think many student records contain almost no information? If you're feeling like this gif, you're not alone:
Submit your research notes and the summary of what you discovered on this page.