Cushman & Boarding School Project - Part 4/5 - Stories from Students, Patients & Staff

THE BOARDING SCHOOL & CUSHMAN PROJECT – PUYALLUP RESERVATION
The Boarding School & Cushman Project began almost 10 years ago in the Puyallup Tribe’s Historic Preservation Department. The purpose of this project was to collect and hear the stories of Tribal Elders who attended St. George’s Indian Boarding School, Cushman Indian Boarding School or Cushman Indian Hospital & Sanatorium on the Puyallup Reservation in Pierce County Washington. The Puyallup Tribal Language Program transcribed this powerful information into a full txʷəlšucid immersion video in the voices of the First People of this land.

STORIES FROM STUDENTS, PATIENTS & STAFF: ST. GEORGE’S INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL, CUSHMAN INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL & CUSHMAN INDIAN HOSPITAL AND SANATORIUM
This segment shares the first hand stories from those who experienced living, working and attending the boarding schools and Indian hospital on the Puyallup Reservation in Pierce County, WA. In the previous segment, we went over the timeline of events that transpired in US history during the assimilation of Indian children. In this segment, you’re hearing personal stories from our people about what happened to them during this time.

Please use the accompanying documents at http://www.puyalluptriballanguage.org
to deepen your understanding and to broaden your awareness of the concepts shared in the videos. These documents and questions were written from the perspective of the First Peoples of this land.

Written by: Amber Hayward
Translation by: Zalmai Zahir
Audio by: Amber Hayward
Video by: Chris Duenas

To learn more check out http://www.puyalluptriballanguage.org

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