Pipestone Indian Industrial Training School

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Indian industrial training school opened by the U.S. government in 1893 in Pipestone, Minn., to assimilate Indian children into white society rhrough education and industrial training; school grew from a single building to 55 buildings, with a decline and final closure to to changes in Indian policy in the 1950s.

From the description of Records, 1912-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70948737

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creatorOf Records, 1912-1939. Pipestone County Historical Society
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associatedWith United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Office of Indian Affairs. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Minnesota--Pipestone
Pipestone Indian Reservation (Minn.)
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Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Mdewakanton Indians
Trade schools
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Active 1912

Active 1939

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