Children were forbidden from using their native languages and names as well as from practicing their religion and culture. They were given new Anglo-American names, clothes, and were forced to cut their hair.
ST. PETERSBURG — A new exhibition will reveal the stories of federally operated boarding schools aimed to eradicate Native American cultures through forced assimilation of children. “Away from Home: American
Tom and Mary James have been collecting art in the American West for more than 50 years and turned their passion into the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art.