Public commenter moved by boarding-school artifacts now held in national archives
A public commenter told the meeting that a visit to archives in Maryland during Cherokee Days revealed artifacts of a girl taken to a boarding school, saying the items show assimilation policies "didn't work" and that the woman later worked to revive traditions.
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A public commenter told the meeting they had visited archives in Maryland while attending Cherokee Days in Washington, D.C., and were overwhelmed upon seeing an item described as "her work" preserved in the collection.
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