Santa Fe Indian School: The First 100 Years Project.

The school was founded in 1890 as a federal boarding school to culturally assimilate Indian children through education and isolation from their families. In 1962, the Santa Fe Indian School merged with the Albuquerque Indian School, and the Santa Fe site was taken over by the Institute of American Indian Arts. A series of events beginning in the mid-1970's led to the Albuquerque Indian School being transferred to the Santa Fe Indian School, and the Institute of American Indian Arts permanently relocating to a neighboring site in Santa Fe. As a result of the passage of the Indian Self Determination Act in 1975, administration of the school transferred from the U.S. Government to the American Indian Pueblo Council. The school has evolved into a community school with the missions of fostering traditional Indian culture, while teaching the skills necessary for students to thrive as individuals.

Students in classroom at Santa Fe Indian School, 1900. Palace of the Governors, Neg. 1036, Published in "One House, One Voice, One Heart: Native American Education at the Santa Fe Indian School" (box 1, folder 1)

The Santa Fe Indian School: The First 100 Years Project was an oral history project which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS). The purpose of the project was to document the SFIS' path towards self determination. The head of the project was Sally Hyer, who also wrote her doctoral dissertation and a monograph based on the project. Most of the interviews were conducted at the Santa Fe Indian School between 1986 and 1987.

The school was founded in 1890 as a federal boarding school to culturally assimilate Indian children through education and isolation from their families. In 1962, the Santa Fe Indian School merged with the Albuquerque Indian School, and the Santa Fe site was taken over by the Institute of American Indian Arts. A series of events beginning in the mid-1970's led to the Albuquerque Indian School being transferred to the Santa Fe Indian School, and the Institute of American Indian Arts permanently relocating to a neighboring site in Santa Fe. As a result of the passage of the Indian Self Determination Act in 1975, administration of the school transferred from the U.S. Government to the American Indian Pueblo Council. The school has evolved into a community school with the missions of fostering traditional Indian culture, while teaching the skills necessary for students to thrive as individuals.

The SFIS and Laboratory of Anthropology have copies (originals?) of this collection.