Clara Ensminger, Toledo Ohio photographer
1896
4 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Prescott, AZ
In 1896 an "industrial school" opened in the government building. Native American students only spent mornings inside studying. Afternoons were set aside for gardening, agriculture and carpentry.
Not long after the industrial school opened, the government wanted more control over Meskwaki children. Without the support of tribal leaders, the government built a boarding school in nearby Toledo. Fifty Meskwaki students were enrolled when the Toledo Boarding School opened in 1898.
Although some students went home on weekends, the boarding school disrupted tribal life and took children away from their parents. The government could not legally force Meskwaki children to attend the school, but some government officials tried. Parents went to court to stop them. Because so few Meskwaki children attended the boarding school, Native American children were brought in from across the country. The school closed in 1910.
Clara Ensminger, Toledo Ohio photographer
1896
4 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Prescott, AZ
In 1896 an "industrial school" opened in the government building. Native American students only spent mornings inside studying. Afternoons were set aside for gardening, agriculture and carpentry.
Not long after the industrial school opened, the government wanted more control over Meskwaki children. Without the support of tribal leaders, the government built a boarding school in nearby Toledo. Fifty Meskwaki students were enrolled when the Toledo Boarding School opened in 1898.
Although some students went home on weekends, the boarding school disrupted tribal life and took children away from their parents. The government could not legally force Meskwaki children to attend the school, but some government officials tried. Parents went to court to stop them. Because so few Meskwaki children attended the boarding school, Native American children were brought in from across the country. The school closed in 1910.
