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The Boarding School Experience and Its Lasting Impact
This chapter discusses the experiences of Henry Rome, the great-grandfather of one of the speakers, during his time at an Indian boarding school. It explores the forced assimilation, abuse, and mistreatment faced by Native American children in these schools, and the lasting psychological damage it caused. The chapter highlights the failure of the assimilation policy and the struggles with identity faced by many Indian children.