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Vuckovic, Marie. "Onward Ever, Backward Never: Student Life and Students' Lives at Haskell Institute, 1884-1920s," University of Kansas, August 2001.
When Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas opened its doors on September 17, 1884, twenty-two Ponca and Ottawa children were admitted as the first students in what was to become one of America’s largest and most prominent Indian boarding schools. This dissertation gives a detailed account of Haskell’s early history from 1884-1920s, drawing as much as possible from the student’s voices, as transmitted in letters and oral accounts. It explores questions related to resistance, cultural survival, cultural construction, and ethnicity, while focusing on the relevance of these concepts in the students’ daily lives. Indian children at boarding schools such as Haskell lived in a “total institution” designed to remold them both culturally and psychologically. At its core, the history of Haskell is the story of indigenous youths struggling to retain a sense of dignity and Indian identity. As Haskell’s records reveal, many of the children refused to be victimized and developed a subculture of accommodation and resistance that helped them mentally to survive an alien and in many respects hostile environment. They not only survived while retaining elements of their tribal cultures, they also created something new, a boarding school culture that helped to break down traditional barriers to a common Indian consciousness.
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