Allotment and Attempted Assimilation Period (1871-1928): Removing Children From Their Families
Federal Indian policy called for the removal of children from their homes and, in many cases, enrollment in Government-run boarding schools far away from their families.
Tom Torlino, Navajo as he appeared upon arrival at the Carlisle Indian School, October 21, 1882
Tom Torlio, Navajo, 3 years later