Fort Mojave Indian School

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Fort Mojave Indian School

1891-1893

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The collection consists of correspondence between the Office of Indian Affairs of the Department of Interior and the Superintendent of the Fort Mojave Indian School between 1891 and 1893. Materials consist of both in-coming and out-going correspondence. Much of the subject matter from T. J. Morgan and A. V. Belt of the Interior Dept. consists of authorizations for expenditure of funds for support of the school and reservations. Appropriations for Mojave and Hualapai Indians near Kingman, AZ and Needles, CA included beef, milk cows, wood, travel expenses, medical supplies, shoes for students, salt, beans, etc. In addition correspondence also includes appropriations and conditions for Havasupai in Cataract Canyon off the Colorado River. Out-going reports from Superintendent Samuel McCowan describe the difficult conditions for the Mojave, Hualapai, and Havasupai in their struggles against alcohol, crop failures, and unscrupulous whites. McCowan provides a lengthy overview of the history and facilities of the Indian school in his letter of August 1, 1891.

1 Box, .25 linear ft.

eng, Latn

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7136103

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Fort Mojave Industrial School

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Following the Civil War, proponents of "cultural equality" championed the creation of so-called Indian schools. At first the schools were placed near reservations, but cultural assimilation was typically unsuccessful. Later schools became boarding schools to which Native American parents were forced to send their children for an education that often amounted to cultural reprogramming. In 1879, the Carlisle Indian School opened in Pennsylvania to serve as the prototype for off-reservation industr...

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs

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McCowan, Samuel M.

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