How Does the Boarding School Era Impact Native Youth Today?
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- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2021
- Recently, the bodies of Indigenous children were discovered lying in unmarked graves at former Residential School sites in Canada. How are Indigenous youth of today healing from this history and demanding accountability?
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**What Are Residential Schools?
Institutions run by the federal government and churches within Canada and the United States with the intention of assimilating Indigenous peoples into Western culture. Between the late 1800s through the late 1970s, most prominently, Indigenous children were forcibly and violently removed from their families to attend these Residential Schools. During this time there were over 350 schools operating within the United States.
**How Was Assimilation Carried Out?
Staff and teachers physically, psychologically and sexually abused them. Children were brutally disciplined if they were caught speaking their native language. Their clothing and belongings were removed, and their hair--which is a symbol of pride and one’s connection to the Earth for many Indigenous cultures--was cut.
**What is intergenerational trauma?
“A phenomenon in which the descendants of a person who has experienced a terrifying event show adverse emotional and behavioral reactions to the event that are similar to those of the person himself or herself.” (American Psychological Association, dictionary.apa.org/intergener...)
**What is Truth and Reconciliation?
The truth and reconciliation approach is a form of restorative justice that aims to heal relationships between offenders, victims, and the community in which an offense takes place.
Indigenous youth are demanding accountability from those responsible for committing this harm. This looks like many things, from a formal acknowledgment to teaching culturally competent curriculum in schools from Indigenous perspectives. Above all, many are trying to heal as they learn more about their histories, about their cultural lifeways.
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SOURCES
For a full list of sources, please visit our blog post.
The Traumatic Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools www.theatlantic.com/education...
Lost Lives, Lost Culture: The Forgotten History of Indigenous Boarding Schools www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/us...
US churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools
apnews.com/article/canada-rel....
Reclaiming Native Truth Project Study www.ncai.org/policy-research-...
Today’s Remaining Native American Boarding Schools Are a Far Cry from Their History www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/op...
VIDEOS
How the US Stole Thousands of Native American Children :// • How the US stole thous...
Alternative written article: www.vox.com/2019/10/14/209134...
Stolen Children: Residential School Survivors Speak Out • Stolen Children | Resi...
If you are a Residential School Survivor experiencing distress, The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day to help: 1-800-721-0066
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What did you learn about residential schools for Native youth, if anything? What do you think our country should do to reckon with this part of our past (and present)?
What I hope comes from this is the understanding that addictions stem from *shame*. When you severely shame people just for being who they are, you are setting them up for addiction. Then shaming them for being "drunks" is cruelty beyond measure.
It's time we all mature and learn acceptance of each other and "first do no harm" applied to everyone at all times.
An important fact that destroys the whole "that's in the past" rhetoric is that the last residential school in so-called canada closed in 1996. If that school were in my territory, I would have been forced to attend that school. I'm Gichi Gami Ojibwe. Colonized at birth because of canada's indian act. Even after the changes in the indian act opened the door for me to connect with my Ojibwe family, it's still difficult to make those first steps. But I'm here to say the steps get easier. Stoodis niijiiweg
True, it's often a misconception that this history belongs in the "past" and we're happy to have shed some light on it. Thank you so much for watching!
When she said "For all the young Indigenous folks out there watching this I know that you're going through. I did this for you, your ancestors are proud of you and I am proud of you." I choked up a bit. My grandfather is half Indigenous American but he was kicked out of the tribe for abusing children. It dawned on me during this video that he likely was continuing the vicious cycle that many rape survivors do. I never viewed him as anything other than a monster and hated him for harming children and being the reason why I never got to know my culture. And as someone who is only of 11% Indigenous blood I never will.
As a US-citizen and someone who studies Ainu, a language at brink of extinction, I understand more than most how disturbing and cruel it is.
To be ashamed to be lied to what American is. Taking the identity away and lie about what is American.
Thank you for watching and your comment!
It's heartbreaking in so many ways and I can't even imagine the pain you must've gone through. Love from Sweden!
We appreciate your support! Is this your first time hearing about Residential Schools?
As a jewish person growing up in america I always found it horrific how the genocide of my people was treated by those who just don't understand or respect how that trauma still exists in me (even as somebody who did not lose family in the holocaust). Knowing that indigenous americans experience the same thing to such a worse degree makes my heart hurt and inspires me to learn more and talk more about this history of genocide, both of my own people and of the indigenous people of this land.
As a Native American person, with relatives who went to these boarding schools
This is even sadder, and infuriating that this stuff isn't taught in school, or how we finally (sort of) broke free from this system
It certainly isn't taught. How would you envision this could be done? For a long time I've been encouraging people to read and understand the Doctrine of Discovery and how all these atrocities were based on that. Do you have any ideas what else could be helpful?
Chemawa is open, operating, and killing indigenous kids. Marsha Smalls found 222 unmarked graves there in 2016, and the mainstream media ignored it. This is an ongoing problem.
I remember seeing the headlines about residential schools earlier this year & hearing about the atrocities committed against indigenous peoples from my native friends. Then, I learned so much more from my Anthropology courses this semester at my college and it has completely opened my eyes to the struggles of native people and to the effects of colonization which as a mostly white male I benefit from. I appreciated this video so much. This is such an important topic & I thank those involved for sharing their stories & telling their perspectives. 🙏🏽
Thank you for this comment! I'm so glad to hear that you are learning about your history (and present-day reality) and what Native peoples have endured and continue to endure in this country. That's an important step in this work towards truth and reconciliation. We appreciate your feedback and thanks for watching!
What an amazing and well-informed video! Well done Cheyenne, you really made this episode come to life, couldn't think of a better person to host this episode!
Hey Nairobi, thanks for tuning in! We know Cheyenne had a great time hosting this episode!
Agree! I will be using it in my classroom .
This video needs way more views
Thank you! Please share the link!
I have to tell you that I'm recognizing a number of parallels between the situation of Natives in the USA and immigrant families and national minorities here in Germany. I know about reports as well as I have experience from friends of mine in which aggressive assimilation attempts like disconnecting families is part of reality, although the culture of national minorities are officially protected by constitution, but most officials don't even know about this.
There are many similarities. I see one basic difference:
In most cases the ancestors of these immigrant descendants or national minorities came to this country a long time ago, while in the case of the Natives in America this country came to them... came to their traditional territories and disowned them of their legacy.
Thank you for sharing this perspective with us! This is certainly a history that is paralleled in many ways to other events that have occurred.
Thank you so much for seeing the common thread! That is so important! With all these atrocities that on the surface seem different, they are all alike with one ongoing theme: get rid of the "OTHER". The Navajo Long Walk is like the imprisonment of Japanese after Pearl Harbor which is like ostracizism of LGBTQ people, which is like harassing unhoused people. Trying to make others be like yourselves shows insecurities in your own inner being.
I'm proud of these youths. I travel throughout the lower 48 and have seen and talked to many on and off different reservations. Each place has a similar story. If you're traveling, please Google Cultural Centers in your GPS, stop at one. Recognise whose Land you're on. Learn how much trauma is colonizers created. Understand that it's still visible. These wounds aren't even scars yet. Check historical markers and see how white washed they are. We know nothing and indigenous traditions are still here. Sacred Lands are being destroyed to this day. #NoMoreStolenSisters #MMIWRG2S #EveryChildMatters
We're proud of them too! It isn't easy to share your lived experience and truth with the world, but these folks did. Thank you for watching!
You can see it in their body language. Wish I could hug them. You could the anger starting to rise. I hope they are safe.
I have 2 photos of my great-grandpa and his brother and 2 cousins at the Salina Cherokee Orphan Asylum here in Oklahoma, but it's been so hard to find any info on it. Stories like this make me feel so ecstatic and heartbroken at the same time. Thank you for making this video.
Thank You for helping to educate the broader public !
Thank you for watching and your encouragement!
Thank you for posting this. I will be sharing with teachers at my school. I have worked at a state school within the Navajo Nation for 30 years. There has never been an AZ state curriculum to include Native studies. Our school district developed a k-12 curriculum for teachers to use. This was encouraged but not required. The state actually discourages teaching anything not included in the state standards. The new law just passed will allow any parent to sue any school employee who infringes on what any parent deems inappropriate for a child to hear. This will discourage Native teachers in teaching their history. I will say that many Native teachers have done excellent work in sharing Navajo perspective up to this point. I don't know how this new law will affect the future. The law is vaguely written.
I would like to also comment on trauma. Many of my coworkers are survivors of residential schools and or placement programs. I taught many students being raised by a grandparent. Sometimes this was due to parents not knowing how to be parents due to being raised in residential schools where they were, at best not nurtured, at worst abused. Many parents learned not to attach themselves to others, siblings, parents, spouses, even their own children due to being sent away as children. This attachment scar will go on for generations without an effort to heal families and communities. I think the attachment trauma is the greatest problem to be addressed in the healing process.
Hiii! This is Chey, the Indigenous writer and producer of this episode. I'm so, SO happy this episode resonated with you; this comment is exactly why I continue to share these stories. Understanding the nuances of this trauma and the way it is affecting later generations is a crucial part of the Truth and Reconciliation process. If you're interested, we just published an episode on the Land Back movement: ruclips.net/video/6SChf58zYwo/видео.html
I have a small amount of native blood in my veins but I have always felt a deep connection to that part of my history. We have medicine woman/man blood and I am very very proud of that. I love my extended family and I hope at some point in the future things will improve for our brothers and sisters.
Thank you for sharing this!
It's nice to see how younger gens are owning their heritage and roots. As a pale 1st gen Latina, I was raised mostly by my Cherokee nana and my Nicaraguan abuela. I was blessed to have them as bridges between my American and Central American sides. It's rare to find someone proud of their indigenous Central American roots, so I always feel like an outsider in both cultures.
Agreed that it’s super inspiring to see this new generation take pride in their cultures and ask tough questions about truth and reconciliation for past harms. Good luck in your own journey!
@@AboveTheNoise Will do, and thank you for the
Yo, this hasn’t really stopped. Chemawa Indian School in Salem Oregon is still open and operating. Kids are still dying there. A woman named Marsha Smalls found 222 unmarked graves there in 2016, and the mainstream media said nothing about it. The courts and Department of Human services are still sending children there against their family’s will. It’s all happening, in this country, right now.
"Native/ Indigenous Americans" is a better word than "Indian". It was a mistake of Colombus to call them "Indians", the mistake should not be carried forward by educated people. Come on, the whole world knows who real Indians are.
Love and respect for the native/ indigenous Americans from a real Indian on the other side of the world. My prayers are with you. Hope your situation improves and wrongdoers are held accountable.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video!
Just name the people by their language and culture.
So the natives are called American and almost everyone else is called English.
@@jonasarnesen6825 yes but even "America" is the name of a non-native settler.
Indians are people from India. I don't recall when that happened..during the presidential election....when they were mentioning black.. Asian..hispanic..voters and natives were referred to as something else on one of the tv channels..So we Natives are something else..
This makes me want to look into my own ancestry again, I haven't really looked into it since some (I think elementary) school project, and that was probably about half of my life ago now. I know I'm partly descended from Cherokee and a couple of other tribes (although mostly I'm of Irish decent). The little bits of the native culture I have been exposed to has always appealed to me more than most other cultures, I just haven't really looked into history or culture very much in general.
Good luck on your journey of discovery!
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Great video!
We're glad you enjoyed the video! Did you know about this history prior to the video?
Only recently threw Cheyenne ig posts about it!
That’s so sad
This history is very traumatic and horrifying, but so important to share. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!
I have Cherokee in my family history and am horrified to learn that this happened. I also have a friend who has a family history of Wampanoag tribe.
Thanks for watching. Had you heard about these schools before this video?
Aren't there current movements in some states to cover up stuff like this so other kids wont know about it? I think eventually that movement will backfire, but for now many kids are ignorant of it and may be for awhile.
Are you talking about the movement to ban “critical race theory” from public school curriculum? That term is referring to a theoretical framework used mainly in college level courses, but it has become a buzzword for all curriculum that attempts to look at American history through a critical lens when it comes to understanding the lasting impacts of racism.
Every tribe that was moved to Oklahoma reservations experienced their own Trail of Tears. I had many relatives that were placed on the boarding schools. Thank goodness for my Grandmother for keeping the culture and beliefs alive in her children. She taught them that the God they knew was not a God that orders people to abuse children into believing what the children were being taught. My Grandmother taught her children to live with high morals and standards and believe in God. My father passed on the culture and beliefs to his children. He also taught us not to hold all people accountable for what others had done. My father was well respected by those who knew him and I have tried to carry on his ways. All nationalities have experienced abuse and death at the hands of others. The mindset of man in past history was to be conquers, for the weak to serve the strong, to take whatever you want. We still see this mindset today: look at Russia taking and killing innocent people. Some day these people will have to stand before God and answer for what they did to others. Until then, I try to pass on our tribal beliefs and live an upstanding life before God and others. For without forgiveness, anger and bitterness will destroy you from the inside out.
Very powerful. Thank you so much for sharing your words here.
Two. Generational truama, child death. Horror of Ky grama. Learning what tribe you were in and your culture is so hard
Please make a video on how a person can help the cause.
I just watch the itching videos and they want us to watch your vid so here i am.
Itching videos? I’m so curious.
Nice people
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there's literally a US court case of a white family fighting for the adoption of a native child because they feel entitled to them. how can the "healing" begin when the trauma is still ongoing? its like how can young people heal from the trauma of school shootings while they are still happening? this intergenerational trauma is not going away any time soon. Heck! Latinx people are just starting to deal with and acknowledge (while some will continue to staunchly deny) the number that Spanish colonizers did on us and our ideas of beauty and self worth (white fetishism anyone?)
Thanks for watching and raising these points.
Lady Liberty approves
Lucky you, in ny country 50 - 70 years ago you would be rewarded with 10 years, a bit earlier with a bullet or 10-20 years of unforgetable vacations with occasional help on construction projects in chill climate) Life in Europe brims with diversity)
Whatever, good video i was completely oblivion about US natives integration program and didnt thought much bout it. Like i thought that most of Natives were send to the land of fading sun from 1700 to 1850 or closer to 1900.
Hope this part USA history would be included in schools alongside with Mao loops and East Asia history
Side note, what about changing name of channel to A Z, because justice must be done though the heaven fall=)
200 days
Never for get what Queen Elizabeth did to the native american children at Kamloop and other boarding schools !!!
What did she do?
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13:46 "Decolonize your media feed"
It's gonna be another five years before I can even begin to comprehend what that means
Decolonizing one's media feed is the act of including non-Western, non-white content and creators into your rotation of media. Here, it especially relates to Indigenous folks who have historically been grossly underrepresented and misrepresented within all forms of media. It's so important to take note of what you are consuming and ask yourself, "Who is left out? What voices can I amplify?" It's about the inclusion of additional voices and perspectives!
When to boarding school in the 70s ..ai wasn't fun and exciting..we wer mistreated and abused...i got whipped so many times even though wasn't the one guilty... Hated the haircut,,lining up in morning before breakfast...being yelled at..not seeing your parents weeks on end..on and on..😢😢
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I am white. This history is horrible. How can I help?
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By term indian they mean people from india or their own native people..? Could someone explain
He’s referring to Native Americans. The term Native/Indigenous American is more accurate.
#AbolishColumbusDay
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These individuals did not suffer the indignities of the of the bad government schools. They are too ready to conflate the harms of the past with whatever prejudices they have individually suffered. Can’t do that. You can’t say you speak for your ancestors because someone called you a racial slur, or made fun of your clothes, or pulled your hair. I’m sorry, you’re being an Emo, and you need to grow up. You can and should tell your teacher, parents, or maybe even a lawyer or the police. I couldn’t be more serious. What you can’t do, is hold your country in contempt for things not condoned by the charter of the controlling body you speak of.
The US government never condoned the abuse of the children of whom you speak. It was not legal, nor was abuse part of any curriculum funded by the government. They were evil acts done by individuals employed there. Therefore, any compensation sought would be be by those harmed, and against the evil doers.
As far as not speaking your native tongue, a school can introduce a curriculum of immersion so as to fast track students into to learning your country’s language and customs, for the betterment of the students. You have to remember that 99% of the Native tribes or nations were warring tribes. They were constantly at war. They word sometimes go to war with their neighbors, often for no better reason but to enlarge their hunting grounds. Many Indians would kill the males, and keeping the the women and female children for wives and slaves. Well, the Indians lost the wars with the US, and I feel the USA, as victors, could do as they wished. I believe that buy giving the Indians land, schools, food, free education all the way through college, was a fair way to treat the American Indians. Any bad treatment by any individuals with evil intent, should be dealt with accordingly, by their superiors. If justice is not found those harmed can seek civil compensation. Trying to make all those acts by evil individuals into some kind of government movement is wrong, and won’t make it anywhere.
The same can be said for the people who did the schools lol
Also did you really say “it wasn’t so bad that they did it cause a lot of the natives did it, you can’t blame a few bad apples for then” without seeing irony in your statement?