Southern Ute Boarding School
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The Southern Ute Boarding School was an American Indian boarding school located near Ignacio, Colorado, in operation from 1886 to 1920.[1][2] The campus remained in intermittent use as a school until its closure in 1981.[1] It was one of six American Indian boarding schools operated in Colorado.[2] At least 57 documented Ute student deaths occurred at the school, which was part of a larger initiative by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to assimilate Native American children.[3] The Ute tribe has worked to preserve the remains of the campus; however, in 2023, the Southern Ute Tribal Council approved the demolition of the Ute Vocational School-Head Start building on the site.[1][4]
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[edit]- ^ a b c SIMPSON, KEVIN. "Southern Ute Boarding School listed as a 'most endangered' place". Durango Herald. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b "History of Indian Boarding Schools in Colorado". The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Ute Indian boarding schools saw nearly 60 student deaths". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "A change of perspective: End of an era for Southern Ute Boarding School – The Southern Ute Drum". www.sudrum.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.