In the white man's image

In the late-nineteenth century, the U.S. government created and funded Indian industrial schools, boarding facilties for native American children that ultimately stripped the youngsters of their heritage, culture, and religion. This unforgettable documentary focuses primarily on Pennsylvania's Carlisle Indian school and its rigid leader, U.S. Army Captain Richard Pratt. Diary readings, recollections of the descendants of Carlisle alumni, and historians' knowledgeable comments supplement the archival footage, stills, and brief reenactments. Tragic accounts of children who died from "homesickness" and other diseases are painfully believable when mirrored against antique photographs of somber, short-haired Indian students garbed in identical army-issue uniforms. Another fine American Experience title. Ages 16-adult. ~--Sue-Ellen Beauregard