The children were loaded them in box cars and took them off to boarding school. It was said that when the children were taken away their mothers were heard singing the death song, because if the child ever came home they would never be the same as when they left. They were treated very badly and beaten if they did anything out of line. Indian children were not taught to me parents; they learned how to be servants, bankers, farmers and bakers. These children were raised in uncaring intuitions until certain ages, not in loving, caring homes surrounded by those that felt they was important to them. …show more content…
I believe they also wanted land rights and did not want to have to fight generations of Native American’s in order to gain those rights. What was surprising to hear in the video was how these children were treated and that this process went on for generations. I have heard a little about what happened back then but did not realize the extent of it. I have children and could not imagine mine being taken away and sent to some unknown place, never knowing if they would