https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87 Made with big dreams en-us 2018-10-25 16:04:38 UTC 2018-10-30 04:53:15 UTC hello@padlet.com wyatt3242000 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297042665 Charles A. Eastman (Sioux), was an respected mission school student who became an author and medical doctor. He learned to read and write in the Dakota Sioux language and finished his education at the Santee Normal Training School]]> 2018-10-25 16:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297042665 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297044114 Office of Indian Education almost voted out of existence with a $1 budget 

Prayer vigils held by Indian leaders and organizations at D.C. to continue funding for OIE 

September -- Clinton rescues Bureau of Indian Affairs and OIE by vetoeing ridiculous $1 budget]]> 2018-10-25 16:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297044114 wyatt3242000 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297044515 The first off-reservation boarding school opened in 1879, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, located in Carlisle, Pa]]> 2018-10-25 16:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297044515 wyatt3242000 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297045829 Army Capt. Richard Henry Pratt,  planned for the schools to transform and assimilate the Native Americans with whites. He said to "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man"]]> 2018-10-25 16:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297045829 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297045878 Intense lobbying for jurisdiction shift of OIE to Department of Education opens possibility of restoration to OIE budget ]]> 2018-10-25 16:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297045878 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297048747 Executive order from Department of Education for closer examination of educational progress by Native American students ]]> 2018-10-25 16:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297048747 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297050695 No Child Left Behind is passed by Congress -- educational progress made by every minority group except Native Americans ]]> 2018-10-25 16:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297050695 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297054066 Esther Martinez passes Esther Martinez Native American Language Preservation Act to preserve Native American languages by immersing them in schools as language to instruct ]]> 2018-10-25 16:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297054066 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297055064 National Education Association Reports that American Indian students have highest dropout rates in the country ]]> 2018-10-25 16:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297055064 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297056887 7 in 10 American Indian students will graduate from high school 

17% of American Indian students will go on to college 

13% of American Indian students graduate from college and hold a degree ]]> 2018-10-25 16:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297056887 wyatt3242000 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297056902 2018-10-25 16:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297056902 wyatt3242000 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297058535 US government started taking away the ancestral land of the Native Americans forcing them to live with the white folks. This was another attempt to assimilate the Indians.]]> 2018-10-25 16:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297058535 sabrina_m_conforti https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297059201 Report released by Education Trust says no improvement in Indian Achievement since 2005 ]]> 2018-10-25 16:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297059201 christopherdoll25 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297100950 The birth of Mission Schools came about when Congress passed the Indian Civilization Act which authorized the allocation of $10,000 in federal grants each year to fund the efforts of religious groups(typically Christian missionaries, hence the name) and other like-minded individuals. This was put in place in an effort to “Americanize” Indian reservations. Some of these Mission Schools still remain in operation to this very day]]> 2018-10-25 17:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297100950 christopherdoll25 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297107761 “It is cheaper to give them education than to fight them.” -Hiram Price, Commissioner of Indian Affairs]]> 2018-10-25 18:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/297107761 jucontreras1999 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298318932 Indian Education Act/Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act:  Federal efforts have proven poor towards American Indians and certain acts must be taken to help fund programs for students off/on reservations. 


]]> 2018-10-30 01:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298318932 jucontreras1999 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298320086 American Indian Momevent oppens up schools in Minneapolis to provide alternative education to Indian students so that they wouldn't have to go to public schools since the dropout rate is so high. Focus in on basic learning and living skills. Also promotes strong Indian culture.]]> 2018-10-30 01:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298320086 jucontreras1999 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298320760 Language Revitalization Act: Act is used to preserve and promote freedoms to Native Americans to keep and promote their language.]]> 2018-10-30 01:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298320760 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298337046 Johns Hopkins publishes a report, criticizing the poor educational system on Indian reservations due to the low amount of funding. ]]> 2018-10-30 02:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298337046 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298350871 President Franklin D. Roosevelt sings into power "The Indian New Deal."]]> 2018-10-30 04:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298350871 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298351156 Congressed passed the Johnson O'Malley Act, allowing the U.S. secretary to have contracts with states and territories in order to help pay for their education.]]> 2018-10-30 04:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298351156 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298351459 The U.S. introduced bilingual texts to help the Indian students to assimilate to American culture faster.]]> 2018-10-30 04:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298351459 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298351775 Rough Rock Demonstration School opens in the Navajo Nation in Arizona as the first Indian-controlled school. It would find a way to integrated their own culture and history into the curriculum.]]> 2018-10-30 04:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298351775 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298352155 The first tribal college, Navajo Community College is founded. ]]> 2018-10-30 04:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298352155 bcuautle17 https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298352594 Survival Schools are founded. With a high drop out rate, survival schools were focus on basic learning and living skills, while also strongly promoting Indian culture.]]> 2018-10-30 04:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrina_m_conforti/v2jmhf2kpv87/wish/298352594