AHA Session 33
Coordinating Council for Women in History 2
Coordinating Council for Women in History 2
Thursday, January 4, 2024: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Continental Ballroom 1 (Hilton Union Square, Ballroom)
Chair:
Farina King, University of Oklahoma
Papers:
Comment:
Matthew Villeneuve, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Session Abstract
In recent years, policymakers and media have turned their attention to federal Indian boarding schools such as the U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland through truth initiatives, while various scholars and communities have dedicated their lives to truthseeking about the experiences and impacts of these boarding schools on Native American and Indigenous peoples. Seeking and telling truths of Indigenous experiences in boarding schools raises questions of ethics and protocols as well as pushes to address injustices and intergenerational violence and trauma. This session presents the groundbreaking work of scholars who not only seek the truth of Indigenous experiences in boarding schools but also pursue approaches that support and recognize Indigenous communities and their histories, including gendered dynamics. This panel includes contributors, working with different alumni and survivors, families, and contexts throughout Native America, illuminating a constellation of diverse Native American experiences and ways of understanding Indian boarding school histories.
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