December 14, 1921 to December 20, 1921

Whatcom, Washington

Boarding Schools, Cultural Assimilation, Native Americans

On December 14, 1921 a worried mother wrote a letter to the Superintendent at the Tulalip Indian Agency. In the letter she addressed her concern for her son Robert’s failing health, and asked the Superintendent to let Robert return home for the holiday season. Six days later, she received the Superintendent’s typed response denying her request. He stated that none of the school’s students would...