The Horrible History of Indian Boarding Schools

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Posted on: January 24, 2011 - 9:45pm

For all who enjoyed Gard's very interesting episode from January 14, 2011, I came across a piece that I think is an interesting follow-up.  It's a piece in Harper's magazine by Kathy Dobie entitled, "Tiny little laws: A plague of sexual violence in Indian country" (http://harpers.org/archive/2011/02/0083300).  Two points stood out to me in that article:

- how the tribes are significantly deprived from enforcing their own order by the Federales; and,

- how this has likely assisted with the destruction of family and community sentiments.

In addition, I definitely wonder whether the past history of boarding schools and general subjugation of the native Americans probably injected this type of behavior within the community?

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LysanderSpooner
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Posted on: January 24, 2011 - 10:50pm #1

I didn't listen yet but maybe Gard can get Russell Means on the show.  Infowars did a good interview with Means,

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel#p/a/f/0/-LA-S64QY3o

 

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 - 9:17am #2

Thanks for the link.

Agreed, that would be a great interview/discussion.

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Posted on: February 4, 2011 - 9:43pm #3

I think it would be great for Gard to follow up with Kathy Dobie and then try and get some comments from Russell Means.

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