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  1. Injustice at the Carlisle School for Indians

    Date(s): January 10, 1881 Location:  Tag(s): Native American Schools, Henry p. Taawaite, Carlisle Indian School 

    Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania   January 10, 1881 marked the date of the disciplinary hearing of Henry P. Taawaite, a Native American Comanche who was made to attend the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The school was led by Captain Richard Pratt, who had been the commanding officer of the 10th Calvary in the United States Army.  Pratt had persuaded the Bureau of Indian...