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Download full textReyhner, Jon – 2000
Many practices in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools were negative, but this paper emphasizes the positive efforts that were made throughout their history, especially in regard to teaching English. The Carlisle Indian School, which opened in 1879, encouraged the use of English through an English language student newspaper and frequently…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Educational History
