Episode 22: Calisthenics and The Cage (not what you think)
In this episode Kate examines a book of Calisthenics Songs purchased by the school, and presumably used, in 1879. And we follow a research journey abo...
Carlisle Indian School Research Podcast
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Share my research journey as I make my way through the many sources of information newly available about the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Founded in 1879, Carlisle was the first off-reservation government-sponsored boarding school for Native Americans. I will be examining documentation chronologically and sharing the stories, facts, and insights I discover about the school, its staff, and most importantly, its students.
From the Newspapers of January 1880
This week Kate and Jim review a selection of articles from newspapers across the country about the school published in January of 1880. Articles descr...
Episode 20: Big Concepts
This week Kate is on her own sharing some concerns about the process of deciding what Topic tags to apply to publications and documents on the Carlisl...
Introduction to Native American boarding schools in the U.S.
This week Kate and Jim briefly discuss some recent events including the announcement of the creation of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiave an...
Research Roundup
This week, Kate and co-host Jim Gerencser discuss new resources about Chief Spotted Tail and the sons he sent to Carlisle and then quickly removed, as...
Episode 17: Comparing evidence about the gathering of the first students
This week, Kate and Jim do their first "mythology busting" episode and compare the stories and details of the available documentary sources about the ...
Episode 16: Research Roundup
This week, Kate and Jim discuss a LOT of discoveries they made this past week including a photo that led to an interesting example of a student on out...
Tour of the school grounds in 1879
This week Kate and Jim discuss the buildings that were remaining on the grounds from the Army's Carlisle Barracks, their condition, and how they were ...
Episode 14: Research Roundup
This week Kate explains why there's no proper new episode this week because of all the other interesting research activity, including exploring inform...
Episode 13: Beginning to mine the correspondence files
This week, Kate is once again joined by Jim Gerencser to begin to explore the incoming correspondece files from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In this ...