Children are viewed as sacred. That's why they took their most precious resource, their Children, they wanted to change us, kill the Indian. Save the man grandfather. When I said, you let these Children know that they're not forgotten. How could they lose *** child? She's got to be buried somewhere. We just don't know where she is. The lost Children of Carlisle Stream for free. Only on very local.
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Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month on Very Local“The Lost Children of Carlise” is a documentary produced by Very Local and WGAL 8 News in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The entire documentary is available to stream for free on the Very Local app. Download the Very Local app to stream documentaries, news and weather for free!Imagine your children are taken from your home, sent away to school in a place you’ve never heard of, then never return. Your family never learns where your children are buried. That’s the reality – and trauma – for several Native American tribes still searching for answers. WGAL reporter Matt Barcaro will tell the story of Native Americans who are trying to find loved ones buried in unmarked graves at the site of the first federal off-reservation Indian boarding school in the country.The Carlisle Indian School, also known as the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, is one of the first boarding schools for Native Americans. Opened in 1879, the U.S. government used the Carlisle Barracks for the school until 1918. During the time the school was in operation, the school was attended by over 10,000 Native American children who were recruited from tribes across the country. Over 180 children died at the school, and some were never returned to their families. WGAL 8 reporter Matt Barcaro traveled the country to meet the descendants of students who died at the Carlisle Indian School. “The Lost Children of Carlisle” examines the difficult legacy of the federal government's Native American boarding school programs. Where to watch 'The Lost Children of Carlisle' for free on Very LocalYou can stream “The Lost Children of Carlisle” documentary for free on the Very Local app. The Very Local App is available on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices, including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku and VIZIO.
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month on Very Local
“The Lost Children of Carlise” is a documentary produced by Very Local and WGAL 8 News in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The entire documentary is available to stream for free on the Very Local app.
Download the Very Local app to stream documentaries, news and weather for free!
Imagine your children are taken from your home, sent away to school in a place you’ve never heard of, then never return. Your family never learns where your children are buried. That’s the reality – and trauma – for several Native American tribes still searching for answers. WGAL reporter Matt Barcaro will tell the story of Native Americans who are trying to find loved ones buried in unmarked graves at the site of the first federal off-reservation Indian boarding school in the country.
The Carlisle Indian School, also known as the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, is one of the first boarding schools for Native Americans. Opened in 1879, the U.S. government used the Carlisle Barracks for the school until 1918. During the time the school was in operation, the school was attended by over 10,000 Native American children who were recruited from tribes across the country. Over 180 children died at the school, and some were never returned to their families.
WGAL 8 reporter Matt Barcaro traveled the country to meet the descendants of students who died at the Carlisle Indian School.
“The Lost Children of Carlisle” examines the difficult legacy of the federal government's Native American boarding school programs.
Where to watch 'The Lost Children of Carlisle' for free on Very Local
You can stream “The Lost Children of Carlisle” documentary for free on the Very Local app. The Very Local App is available on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices, including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku and VIZIO.
