Photographic Impressions: The Carlisle Effect

The damaging effects of off-reservation boarding schools during the late 19th and early 20th century are noted through existing collections of photographs of students enrolled in schools such as Carlisle Indian School. These photographs, along with written letters and documentation, remain to serve as evidence of the intentional destruction of an entire group of peoples identity and culture. The Native American youth are visably reshapen to fit the mold of the white man.