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Pawnee Indian School - Boys Dormitory

Pawnee Indian School – Boys Dormitory

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Built: 1878 1909 | Abandoned: 1956
Historic Designation: Native American Heritage Site
Status: Abandoned
Photojournalist: Michael SchwarzMary Evans

Pawnee Indian School - Boys DormitoryThe Pawnee Indian School in Pawnee, Oklahoma, was one of many federally funded boarding schools built around the turn of the century for the purpose of assimilating Indian youth into white American culture. Since native children were considered too “slow” for advanced education, the boarding schools were actually institutions of vocational training, run by military style discipline. As far as I can determine, the official name of the school in Pawnee, which taught children up to the Ninth Grade, was the Pawnee Industrial School, but most people referred to it simply as Pawnee School or descriptively as the Pawnee Indian School or the Pawnee Boarding School.




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Michael Schwarz

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Michael Schwarz

Starting from a young age, I’ve always loved exploring. I can remember venturing off and scoping out the houses being built in the developing neighborhood right behind my house. As I got older, I found myself appreciating the work and love that went into architecture and just being excited to pass by the beautifully designed places in downtown.

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