Genoa Indian Boarding School Topic of UNL Panel Discussion
The story and lasting impact of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School in Genoa is the topic of a panel hosted by the Center for Great Plains Studies and the University of Nebraska State Museum at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11.
In this presentation, team members from the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project and community members will share the lasting impact of the school, new research and deep insights into the personal stories of those who attended.
The Genoa School was one of more than 300 Indian boarding schools established by the government and churches in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In many cases, officials forced children to attend the schools against the wishes of their families and tribes. To assimilate children and break their ties to their families, tribes and homelands, most schools forbade the speaking of native languages and required Christian conversion.
The panel will explore the history and speak to modern-day reconciliation efforts throughout North America. Panelists include Judi gaiashkibos (Ponca), executive director, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs; Margaret Jacobs, project co-director; Susana D. Grajales Geliga (Lakota and Taino), project co-director; Elizabeth Lorang, project co-director; and Rudi Mitchell (Omaha Indian Nation of Nebraska and Iowa), professor emeritus of Native American studies, Creighton University
The event is free and open to all. For a link to the livestream and recording, visit unl.edu/plains. The event is part of the center’s Paul A. Olson Great Plains lecture series and the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Claire M. Hubbard First Peoples of the Plains annual lecture.
The talk will occur at the Center for Great Plains Studies, 1155 Q St.
This story was originally published by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Find more from Nebraska Today at news.unl.edu.
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