The Impact of Sports in Native American Boarding Schools

Activities and movements exist throughout the world through culture, society, and history. Activities in the form of sports usually become the purest form of expression of society and individuals. It is often thought that the world of sports is a microcosm of the real world and social problems and problems still exist in the sports world. Since exercise can be used to express itself, it is not surprising that sports often reflect the society it occupies.

Youth sports is an important lifestyle of Native Americans at boarding schools. Native American sports living in boarding schools are so important that their work and education level are comparable. School sports such as athletics, basketball and wrestling are activities that I am proud of when participating in Native Americans. This pride is created by the appeal of competition and success, especially for the white team. The sports experience of Jeff McLeod, a former resident of Native American boarding school in America, says, "We preserve the pain and deterioration of modern life, not just the lack of native character of Native Americans and the inevitable result of inevitable history In order to read India critically " Through these experiences, sports can be a good side of Native American life.

From the late nineteenth century to the middle of the 20th century, the American boarding school is also called the Indian residential school and its main purpose is to absorb European and American while absorbing native American children and young people into European and American culture It was to provide a theme education. These boarding schools were originally founded by sects of Christian sects of various sects who established preparatory schools in schools, especially in areas with low population in the western part. The government pays religious orders to provide basic education for Native American children. From the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, the Indian Office (BIA) established an additional boarding school based on the assimilation model of Carlisle Indian Industrial School.