June 2022: Since the 1800s, Native American families have grappled with the trauma of abuse and forced assimilation at hundreds of boarding schools across the country. One served as a cornerstone of the Tulalip Reservation in Snohomish County. These are stories of life and death at Tulalip and elsewhere.
By Isabella Breda / Herald Writer
'Genocide our people survived': Tulalip school fueled generations of pain
Growing up in the Tulalip boarding school, Harriette Shelton Dover would “just sit absolutely still and watch my playmates die” of illness, hunger and cold. The Daily Herald dug into rosters and other records at Tulalip that reveal a staggering death toll — and pain passed from generation to generation.
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Unearthing the 'horrors' of the Tulalip Indian School
The Tulalip school evolved from a Catholic mission into a weapon for the government to eradicate Native culture. Interviews with survivors and primary documents give accounts of violent cultural suppression under the guise of education, modeled after the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
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'Keep your Indian alive': After decades of outlawed culture, a Tulalip revival
Government-sanctioned boarding schools scarred Indigenous children for life. In turn, their children and grandchildren have suffered inherited trauma. But those harmed by the Tulalip Indian School, a cornerstone of the Tulalip Reservation since its inception, have begun to heal.
Read more
More about the Native American boarding school at Tulalip
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'A brief timeline of Pacific Northwest boarding schools'
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'Mysteries of boarding school era linger at Tulalip graveyards'
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'Survivor’s story: Snohomish man, 76, lives with boarding school trauma'
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'Tulalip woman helped uncover dark history of Indian boarding schools' (5/11/2022)
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'Shining light on the dark age of the Tulalip Boarding School' (10/1/2021)
June 2022: Since the 1800s, Native American families have grappled with the trauma of abuse and forced assimilation at hundreds of boarding schools across the country. One served as a cornerstone of the Tulalip Reservation in Snohomish County. These are stories of life and death at Tulalip and elsewhere.
By Isabella Breda / Herald Writer
1. ‘Genocide’ survived: Tulalip school fueled generations of pain
Growing up in the Tulalip boarding school, Harriette Shelton Dover would “just sit absolutely still and watch my playmates die” of illness, hunger and cold. The Daily Herald dug into rosters and other records at Tulalip that reveal a staggering death toll — and pain passed from generation to generation.
Read more
2. ‘Carlisle of the West’: The horrors of the Tulalip school
The Tulalip school evolved from a Catholic mission into a weapon for the government to eradicate Native culture. Interviews with survivors and primary documents give accounts of violent cultural suppression under the guise of education, modeled after the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Read more
3. ‘Keep your Indian alive’: Tulalips revive outlawed culture
Government-sanctioned boarding schools scarred Indigenous children for life. In turn, their children and grandchildren have suffered inherited trauma. But those harmed by the Tulalip Indian School, a cornerstone of the Tulalip Reservation since its inception, have begun to heal.
Read more
More about the Native American boarding school at Tulalip
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'A brief timeline of Pacific Northwest boarding schools'
-
'Mysteries of boarding school era linger at Tulalip graveyards'
-
'Survivor’s story: Snohomish man, 76, lives with boarding school trauma'
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Tulalip woman helped uncover dark history of Indian boarding schools (5/11/2022)
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Shining light on the dark age of the Tulalip Boarding School (10/1/2021)
