Discussion: healing the wounds caused by boarding school programme for Native Americans

Introduction

Part of the STX English A assignment from May 31, 2021 asks you to discuss what can be done to heal the wounds caused by the boarding school programme for Native Americans. You must take your starting point in the article “Death by Civilization” by Mary Annette Pember, and you are also required to reference the video “Boarding School Healing”. It might be a good idea for you to focus on different ways of making amends with Native Americans, as well as on the importance of educating young Native Americans about their past. 

Making amends

Healing the wounds caused by the boarding school programme for Native Americans can happen by making amends with the survivors. The article “Death by Civilization” considers some of the measures that the US government might take, like offering financial compensation, giving access to data, or issuing official apol...