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Southern Circuit - Home from School: The Children of Carlisle

Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham AL

Mar 15 2023
Southern Circuit - Home from School: The Children of Carlisle

“Kill the Indian in him, and save the man” was the guiding principle of the U.S. government-run Indian boarding school system starting in the late 19th-Century. The program removed tens of thousands of Native American children from their tribal homelands, and through brutal assimilation tactics, stripped them of their languages, traditions, and culture. The students were forced through a military-style, remedial education. Most children returned emotionally scarred, culturally unrooted with ... view more »

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