"Kill The Indian And Save The Man."

In 1879, a man by the name of Richard H. Pratt decided to open a boarding school for Indian Children in Carlisle, Pennsylvani.  His goal was to use education to teach Indian children "the ways of the white man. That year, 50 Kiowa, Cheyenne and Pawnee children showed up on Pratt's door.  Pratt cut their hair, required them to only speak English, and it clear that there were to be no displays of tribal traditions, such as Indian apparel, dances, or religious performances.  "Kill the Indian and save the man," was Pratt's motto.  His school became a model for Indian education.  Soon, more schools were established.  The schools' goals were to teach Indian children the means required to make their way in the American Society.  In doing so, they ended up stripping the young Indian generation of their cultures, heritage and person legacies.

(Sioux Boys As They Were Dressed On Arrival at the Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania 10/5/187) -Source: Digital History, digitalhistory.uh.edu