I saw a movie about 20 years ago called “Rabbit Proof Fence.” They tried to do the exact same thing in Australia with the Aborigines. Doesn’t matter what country it is, government social engineering rarely has a good outcome.
I’ve read a lot about these schools over recent years. It is stunning. The part religious groups ( primarily Catholic’s) played is beyond understanding. Everyone should read and watch to truly understand the history these poor, poor families shared and endured .
Newspaper groups have failed newspapers. Groups like The New York Press Association are just about rich downstate publishers giving each other awards. The newspaper groups fiddle while Rome burns. They should be helping what newspapers that still exist monetize better and arranging for better funding for them. Maybe collectivize advertising for all struggling papers. It’s easy for nonprofits to just rest on their laurels and protect directors’ paychecks.
Thanks for spotlighting Bones of Crows and the outrageous treatment of the indigenous in Canada.
As mentioned by another reader, similar treatment or, more to the point, mistreatment developed in Australia, and, of course, in the US as well. The sad American story is brilliantly laid out in Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss’ recent 570 page profile of all around athlete Jim Thorpe (“Path Lit by Lightning”), who, a century ago, won Olympic events and starred for the Carlisle (PA) indigenous football team. The book is a two fer because wrapped around the Thorpe story is a brief history of the plight of the indigenous here. I have read that CBS Sunday Morning has interviewed Maraniss for a segment later this fall on how his (last) grifter wife went against tribal customs and egregiously sold his body to a a community in Pennsylvania now called Jim Thorpe.
It seems these documentaries are what forms our empathies to the abuses of authorities in many countries. We just saw "Argentina 1985" screening in Prime.
Many of our citizens in Cambridge where the Indian name and imagery have been banned by the commissioner of education (75% of the citizens & faculty and staff were in support of the continuing the name and imagery). Through our own journey with this process we have been better educated on the atrocities that befell Native Americans and other indigenous peoples in Canada and other parts of the world. We were also well educated on topics such as "missing and murdered indigenous women" in North America, and the dismal efforts to do little or nothing about it. Dwayne Honyoust of Cambridge and the Oneida Indian tribe, and generations before him, shared stories with us about theses types of institutions and of the experimental nature of many medical procedures in these institutions and on reservations. By trying to "beat the native culture" from these people, the government was essentially trying to continue to eradicate and erase them from existence when they could no longer do so by directly killing them. Dwayne Honyoust, his father, and his son Dillon believe strongly believe that removing these names and images from our schools is further support of trying to ERADICATE or ERASE the Native culture in our country. They, as well as the Native American Guardians Association, believe that removal of names and images is yet one more step in the genocide of Indigenous people. To this day, the issues and challenges on Indian reservations suggest that little has changed over the years. Best to sweep things under the rug and assign blame to schools with Native names and mascots as perpetuating the problem. That could not be further from the truth. The Native population, which dominated the North American landscape for hundreds of years, is now down to 2%. Good to see that Mr. Tingley has been educated on some of this history, as we have done on our own in the village of Cambridge. The fact that he came across it more or less by accident, well, is better than not finding out about it at all.
Thank you for the heads up and wonderful recommendation. I am so glad that these shameful experiences are coming to light at the Adirondack Film Festival, where we can view some stirring and edifying gems. We are lucky nowadays to have many factual details instantly available on the internet, if you have the time and interest to research them. We had a presentation at the Chapman Museum this year that included the story of a Native American buried right here in Glens Falls, who chose to hide her ethnic identity, to protect her family. Mistreatment scars.
I saw a movie about 20 years ago called “Rabbit Proof Fence.” They tried to do the exact same thing in Australia with the Aborigines. Doesn’t matter what country it is, government social engineering rarely has a good outcome.
I’ve read a lot about these schools over recent years. It is stunning. The part religious groups ( primarily Catholic’s) played is beyond understanding. Everyone should read and watch to truly understand the history these poor, poor families shared and endured .
Newspaper groups have failed newspapers. Groups like The New York Press Association are just about rich downstate publishers giving each other awards. The newspaper groups fiddle while Rome burns. They should be helping what newspapers that still exist monetize better and arranging for better funding for them. Maybe collectivize advertising for all struggling papers. It’s easy for nonprofits to just rest on their laurels and protect directors’ paychecks.
“ When a man’s gotta go...he’s gotta go!”
Perhaps that why there are all those trees out there.
All the world’s a men’s room🤨
Thanks for spotlighting Bones of Crows and the outrageous treatment of the indigenous in Canada.
As mentioned by another reader, similar treatment or, more to the point, mistreatment developed in Australia, and, of course, in the US as well. The sad American story is brilliantly laid out in Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss’ recent 570 page profile of all around athlete Jim Thorpe (“Path Lit by Lightning”), who, a century ago, won Olympic events and starred for the Carlisle (PA) indigenous football team. The book is a two fer because wrapped around the Thorpe story is a brief history of the plight of the indigenous here. I have read that CBS Sunday Morning has interviewed Maraniss for a segment later this fall on how his (last) grifter wife went against tribal customs and egregiously sold his body to a a community in Pennsylvania now called Jim Thorpe.
I made a pilgrimage to the town of Jim Thorpe not too long ago and paid my respects to Jim Thorpe.
It seems these documentaries are what forms our empathies to the abuses of authorities in many countries. We just saw "Argentina 1985" screening in Prime.
Argentina 1985 is a great movie. And just to clarify, Bones for Crows is a feature film and not a documentary.
Many of our citizens in Cambridge where the Indian name and imagery have been banned by the commissioner of education (75% of the citizens & faculty and staff were in support of the continuing the name and imagery). Through our own journey with this process we have been better educated on the atrocities that befell Native Americans and other indigenous peoples in Canada and other parts of the world. We were also well educated on topics such as "missing and murdered indigenous women" in North America, and the dismal efforts to do little or nothing about it. Dwayne Honyoust of Cambridge and the Oneida Indian tribe, and generations before him, shared stories with us about theses types of institutions and of the experimental nature of many medical procedures in these institutions and on reservations. By trying to "beat the native culture" from these people, the government was essentially trying to continue to eradicate and erase them from existence when they could no longer do so by directly killing them. Dwayne Honyoust, his father, and his son Dillon believe strongly believe that removing these names and images from our schools is further support of trying to ERADICATE or ERASE the Native culture in our country. They, as well as the Native American Guardians Association, believe that removal of names and images is yet one more step in the genocide of Indigenous people. To this day, the issues and challenges on Indian reservations suggest that little has changed over the years. Best to sweep things under the rug and assign blame to schools with Native names and mascots as perpetuating the problem. That could not be further from the truth. The Native population, which dominated the North American landscape for hundreds of years, is now down to 2%. Good to see that Mr. Tingley has been educated on some of this history, as we have done on our own in the village of Cambridge. The fact that he came across it more or less by accident, well, is better than not finding out about it at all.
Thank you for the heads up and wonderful recommendation. I am so glad that these shameful experiences are coming to light at the Adirondack Film Festival, where we can view some stirring and edifying gems. We are lucky nowadays to have many factual details instantly available on the internet, if you have the time and interest to research them. We had a presentation at the Chapman Museum this year that included the story of a Native American buried right here in Glens Falls, who chose to hide her ethnic identity, to protect her family. Mistreatment scars.
You can bet I will even though I have heard about this tragic, tragic happening. I will also highly recommend it to my movie pals.
HULU is treating a 3 Season show called “Reservation Dogs.” Currently they are streaming Season 3, sadly the final
Season.one of this season’s episodes is called “Deer Lady.” Indian boarding schools is the main topic. It is a very well done, upsetting episode.
This show features almost all Native actors, and the behind the scenes creativity is Native powered.
Below “treating” should be streaming.