Indians in the Curriculum:
20 Handouts for Middle and High School
History and Social Studies
By Kerry Dunne

Handout 9 Activities: Please do not Speak Eskimo

Background:

In this photo, students are seated in the dining hall at a boarding school in Alaska, 1914. Marquette University Libraries, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, Negative 0001.

Study and Discuss:

1.     What does the sign behind these students say? Why?

2.     What sort of school do you think this is? Why

3.     What year was this photo taken? Do you think that times have changed much in Alaska? Why or why not?

Resources 9: Please do not Speak Eskimo