Synopsis

These Are Not ‘Stories’: American Indian Boarding Schools in Southern California is a documentary produced by the Museum of Riverside and dedicated to American Indian boarding school students, past and present, and to all the Native families who understand the complex meaning of those school years. The documentary features the voices of former boarding school students and family members as well as the Curator of the Sherman Indian Museum, Sherman Indian High School, Riverside, California. The accounts are true experiences of students at American Indian boarding schools.

The Museum of Riverside is grateful to the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums; the Rupert Costo Endowment for American Indian Affairs, University of California, Riverside; and the City of Riverside.

Film Details

Running Time: 49 minutes
Release Year: 2023

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