Documentary and Discussion At Rock Springs Library Focuses On Native American Boarding Schools

For almost 90 years, the American government placed Native American children in boarding schools to be assimilated into white American culture. Tonight, at 6:30 PM, the Rock Springs Library will present “Taken From My Home,” a documentary written and produced by Robin Levin, head of library services at Fort Washakie School/Community Library and Holocaust Fellow. Cindy Moore, who is the Head of Reference and Circulation, says that Levin will not only present the documentary, but will, along with students from the Fort Washakie School, lead a discussion about their perspectives and the challenges faced by the Native American culture from the practice.






Moore says Levin has used her expertise with the Holocaust to teach her Native students that they are not the only culture that has been pushed down.






The documentary showing and discussion will take place in the Ferrero Room at the Rock Springs Library tonight.