Talk:Chemawa Indian School

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[edit] "Integration"?

Integrate Native Americans into American Society is a delicate way to put it! Actually Native children were forced and separated from their families by the government... they were not allowed to speak their Native language or practice their cultural customs. These schools were an attempt by the US government to irradicate the Native American.. It is deplorable!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.130 (talk • contribs) 19:42, September 15, 2006

You are right, the history section would be better for including the idea of children being forced to leave their families. See Carlisle Indian Industrial School. There is great movie about how this happened in Canada called Where the Spirit Lives. It appears the current text of the article is a paraphrase (if not a copyvio) of the Chemawa history page [1], hence the delicate wording. However, I believe that now Chemawa and few other boarding schools attract people from all over the country who *choose* to attend an all-Native American school, so it would be good if the article mentioned this as well. Katr67 14:57, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pronunciation

Which syllable is the stress on (the 2nd?), and are the a's the sound in cat, or in father? kwami (talk) 00:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I believe it is the 2nd syllable and "father". Katr67 (talk) 19:48, 1 May 2008 (UTC)