The Zuni Agency Boarding School at Black Rock
The Zuni Agency Boarding School at Black Rock
DOI:10.14325/mississippi/9781578069934.003.0005
This chapter describes the establishment of the Zuni Boarding School at Black Rock. It argues that while the Zunis learned to appreciate the advantages of Western-style educational system, they held on to their desire to make sure that their children did not forget the “Zuni way” of understanding the world.
Keywords: Zuni people, education, Native Americans, assimilation, Indian boarding schools, on-reservation boarding schools
