The Puerto Ricans at Carlisle Indian School
Written by Cumba on January 18, 2009 – 12:53 pm
In creating this blog, my main interest is exploring history that has been overlooked or lost. While looking for material I came across this article by Sonia M. Rosa in Kacike (Journal of Caribbean Amerindian History and Anthropology).
The very well-researched and written article relates the story of “Porto Rican” children sent to be Americanized after the Spanish-American War. The school they were sent to was the Carlisle Indian School, created to civilize the children of the Native American elite. Reading about this reminds me of a film I recently saw Rabbit-Proof Fence
For the full article go to The Puerto Ricans at Carlisle Indian School.
That reminds me of another, similiar sad story “The Education of Little Tree” – book and movie. Thanks for the article.
It is a sad story, it’s amazing that these things were happening in the 20th century. I did not read that book but the movie “Rabbit Proof Fence” showed a similar story. That happened in the 1930s until I believe the 1960′s in Australia.
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