"Uncivil Education: Federal Indian Boarding Schools in America"

With generous support from Historic New England, the Institute for American Indian Studies has developed a new traveling exhibit called Uncivil Education: Federal Indian Boarding Schools in America. Uncivil Education addresses the history of Federal Indian Boarding schools in America and the assimilationist policies that led to their creation. Drawing directly from first hand accounts and primary documentation, this exhibit uses lived experiences to tell the hard truth of life at boarding school at this time. For a limited time before it goes on the road, Uncivil Education will be on display in our Alfred M Darlow exhibit hall. Following our annual members meeting, join IAIS Curator Karen Larkin for a presentation and discussion on the creation of this exhibit.