Abducted, renamed, but still here – the art of the first Native New Yorkers and their fight for their land
The US tried to forcibly assimilate the Lenape in brutal boarding schools, but a new exhibit proves their modern-day culture is vibrant and aliveDuring the 19th century, the US government funded more than 500 “Indian boarding schools” aimed at forcibly assimilating Native American children into west
<p>The US tried to forcibly assimilate the Lenape in brutal boarding schools, but a new exhibit proves their modern-day culture is vibrant and aliveDuring the 19th century, the US government funded more than 500 “Indian boarding schools” aimed at forcibly assimilating Native American children into west</p>