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Thousands of Indian children attended boarding schools in Montana, including in Cascade County at St. Peter’s Mission and
Fort Shaw Indian School. Great Falls History Museum executive director Kristi Scott explores the biographies of five individual children who experienced the boarding school era between 1892 and 1910 with a look at their lives through material culture, archival records, and family histories.
Thousands of Indian children attended boarding schools in Montana, including in Cascade County at St. Peter’s Mission and
Fort Shaw Indian School. Great Falls History Museum executive director Kristi Scott explores the biographies of five individual children who experienced the boarding school era between 1892 and 1910 with a look at their lives through material culture, archival records, and family histories.
