“Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol

Towards the end of the 19th century, the United States government attempted to assimilate Native American children by placing them in boarding schools. These schools were often far from home for the students, lumping children from a variety of diverse tribes together to force them to learn English and domestic work, often forbidding them from speaking their tribal languages. This summer, an exhibition at Louisiana's Old State Capitol addresses this history. A discussion will be held in conjunction with the exhibition on July 11 at 6 pm. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.