Young Native American girls, approximately

Young Native American girls, approximately ages 6-12, pose for a group portrait at the United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, ca. 1880-1900. Their Indian clothing has been replaced by uniforms, and their hair is cut very short. Unknown to them was the dangerous health conditions at the school resulted in a high student death rate. Preston S. McBride, 2020 Ph.D. Candidate in the History Department at UCLA, believes thousands of Indian boarding school deaths remain uncounted

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