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By Katie Ryan
Jamestown, North Dakota (AP) March 2010
Six and a half years ago, Jamestown resident Ellen Pfeiffer began her mission, a quilting quest to recognize children who had died away from their families at a boarding school for Native American children. Families of thousands of Native American children growing up on reservations sent their children to boarding schools more than 100 years ago. The goal of the schools was to assimilate students into the culture of the dominant, white society. Reactions to the schools varied. Some families were excited about the opportunity, while others were unwilling to part with their children and force them to learn a foreign culture.
Jamestown, North Dakota (AP) March 2010
Six and a half years ago, Jamestown resident Ellen Pfeiffer began her mission, a quilting quest to recognize children who had died away from their families at a boarding school for Native American children. Families of thousands of Native American children growing up on reservations sent their children to boarding schools more than 100 years ago. The goal of the schools was to assimilate students into the culture of the dominant, white society. Reactions to the schools varied. Some families were excited about the opportunity, while others were unwilling to part with their children and force them to learn a foreign culture.
