Sheridan Cole
Native American History
04-13-2015
Health and Education and the effect it had on American Indians.
Throughout their life's, many American Indians experienced changes in the way's they were treated for health issues, and in the way's they were educated. Before Europeans had arrived in America, American Indians had many different ways of healing and educating. Not all of them were the best way's but, they had their ways. Once the Europeans arrived in America things started changing for the American Indians in health and education. In the following, these "Old ways" and "New ways" will be explained in great detail. Also, American Indians way's of educating and attending to health issues are much greater today than "back in the …show more content…
These schools were used by Spanish explorers and colonists as a means of "civilizing" Native peoples and acculturating them into European life ways. (Fleming, 2003) This was just the beginning of forming schools for the American Indians. Some of the schools founded after 1590 even provided labor, in the form of Native Students, to the Spanish colonists. In 1621 the American Indians got to go to their first actual school in Jamestown. From 1621 and on the American Indians had so many opportunities with school, below you'll see the a few of the following listed from the power point: 1650 - Harvard Charter called for “education of English and Indian youth”, Dartmouth and William & Mary had “Indian Schools”. 1712 – Mohawks start own school. 1819 – “Civilization Fund” – Congressional $$ for education of frontier tribes - “sons of the forest should be moralized or exterminated”. 1820 – Secretary of War suggests treaties have provisions for education. 1834 – Manual Labor Schools. 1869 – President Grant’s Peace Policy – churches instrumental in administration of reservations and schools, 1st large boarding school – ½ day Labor ½ day School work. 1922 – “Circular 1665” – Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommends Indian people be educated “against” their traditional culture. 1928 – Merriam Report – 1st national expose’ of intolerable conditions on reservations and in …show more content…
It's a lot harder today for American Indians living on reservations compared to living off reservations. American Indians have a limited access to attain a higher education. One-third of American Indians live on reservations, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (American Indian College Fund, 2010) The number of American Indian students enrolled in colleges doubled in the last 30 years, along with the number of associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees conferred to Natives over the past 25 years. Yet American Indian were less likely to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher than their non-Native peers, accounting for less than one percent of those who have earned a bachelor’s degree, compared to 71.8% of whites, 9.8% of African Americans, 7.9% of Hispanics, and 7.0% of Asian and Pacific Islanders. (American Indian College Fund,
Native American History
04-13-2015
Health and Education and the effect it had on American Indians.
Throughout their life's, many American Indians experienced changes in the way's they were treated for health issues, and in the way's they were educated. Before Europeans had arrived in America, American Indians had many different ways of healing and educating. Not all of them were the best way's but, they had their ways. Once the Europeans arrived in America things started changing for the American Indians in health and education. In the following, these "Old ways" and "New ways" will be explained in great detail. Also, American Indians way's of educating and attending to health issues are much greater today than "back in the …show more content…
These schools were used by Spanish explorers and colonists as a means of "civilizing" Native peoples and acculturating them into European life ways. (Fleming, 2003) This was just the beginning of forming schools for the American Indians. Some of the schools founded after 1590 even provided labor, in the form of Native Students, to the Spanish colonists. In 1621 the American Indians got to go to their first actual school in Jamestown. From 1621 and on the American Indians had so many opportunities with school, below you'll see the a few of the following listed from the power point: 1650 - Harvard Charter called for “education of English and Indian youth”, Dartmouth and William & Mary had “Indian Schools”. 1712 – Mohawks start own school. 1819 – “Civilization Fund” – Congressional $$ for education of frontier tribes - “sons of the forest should be moralized or exterminated”. 1820 – Secretary of War suggests treaties have provisions for education. 1834 – Manual Labor Schools. 1869 – President Grant’s Peace Policy – churches instrumental in administration of reservations and schools, 1st large boarding school – ½ day Labor ½ day School work. 1922 – “Circular 1665” – Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommends Indian people be educated “against” their traditional culture. 1928 – Merriam Report – 1st national expose’ of intolerable conditions on reservations and in …show more content…
It's a lot harder today for American Indians living on reservations compared to living off reservations. American Indians have a limited access to attain a higher education. One-third of American Indians live on reservations, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (American Indian College Fund, 2010) The number of American Indian students enrolled in colleges doubled in the last 30 years, along with the number of associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees conferred to Natives over the past 25 years. Yet American Indian were less likely to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher than their non-Native peers, accounting for less than one percent of those who have earned a bachelor’s degree, compared to 71.8% of whites, 9.8% of African Americans, 7.9% of Hispanics, and 7.0% of Asian and Pacific Islanders. (American Indian College Fund,