The Sitka school was created to educate white children and - TopicsExpress



          

The Sitka school was created to educate white children and children of mixed blood who lead a civilized life. The statute said, Eskimos and Indians…shall remain under the direction and control of the Secretary of the Interior, and … shall have the … right to be admitted to any Indian boarding school. The question, the court said, is whether the mixed blood children were leading a civilized life and therefore eligible to attend public school. The statute said nothing about full blood Indians being civilized, since, the court said, The Indian in his native state has everywhere been found to be savage, an uncivilized being, when measured by the white mans standard. For this reason, the care and education of the Indian has been one of the problems that has vexed the government.
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 18:42:39 +0000

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