Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School
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Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School
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The Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, was established by an act of the United States Congress in 1891. This provided funding for creation of an education system of off-reservation boarding schools and vocational training centers to educate Native American children. It was extending a model developed and practiced first at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which opened in 1879 and was directed by Richard Henry Pratt, an Army officer.
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pleasant_Indian_Industrial_Boarding_School
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2023-10-14T18:55:07Z
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