Unknown Headstones: My Journey to Carlisle Indian Boarding School

I traveled to the east coast for the very first time recently: Philadelphia, Washington DC and New York City. I delighted in east coast attitude and vernacular. I observed the stark contrasts between immaculate buildings and urban decay, massive monuments and street art. Eventually I ended up in Mohnton, PA (which is Lenni Lenape [Delaware] territory occupied by mostly Amish and Mennonite communities) to spend Christmas with my partner’s family. The urban decay gave way to endless rolling green hills and farm lands when it dawned on me that Carlisle, PA was nearby. Carlisle is home to the very first Native American boarding school in the U.S. called Carlisle Indian Industrial School. It was founded by Richard Henry Pratt whose infamous motto proclaimed, “Kill the Indian, Save the Man.” <a href="https://medium.com/@melanie.fey/unknown-headstones-109087cf62ad">Click Here</a>