Page 12 - An Intersectional Exploration of Disabled and Native Identities

Disabled & Native Intersections:

Struggle, Culture & Solidarity

Across Justice Movements

“Given the traumatic
history of federal Indian
boarding schools[,] most
Deaf Natives understand
that tribal communities
would be reluctant to
send their children to a
residential boarding
school for the Deaf.
Forcing Native parents to
send their children to
residential schools for the
Deaf is inexcusable.

At the same time, most
Deaf First Peoples I know
would argue that
mainstream public
schools in modern times
are far worse than a Deaf
boarding school
experience in modern
times because
mainstreaming promotes
linguistic deprivation and
social isolation in
reservation
communities.”

(Eckert)

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