Boarding Schools

Assimilation policies also took the form of mandatory boarding schools, with devastating consequences that continue to reverberate today through out Indian Country. It is believed that the prevalence of Indian-on-Indian domestic and sexual violence in Native communities is rooted in the forced removal of Indian children from their homes and from their families and Tribes into religious and government-operated boarding schools.  I must add that some of the boarding schools were run by the military, for instance the Fort Totten Boarding School in North Dakota. This boarding school had grey nuns from Canada that were established on site and housed children from the age of five, forcibly taken from their families. The school it self is still standing today. Under the school is dirt sellers with bars where children were placed in solitary confinement.  Twenty inch paths from dorm to classrooms were patrolled by military on horseback carrying crops to keep children on the beaten path. Apache women had their garments adapted  (skirts) made wide and large, to attempt to hide their children from agents.

From 1879 through the 1950s,  more that 300 boarding schools across the county taught lessons of self hate, domestic and sexual abuse, gender stereotypes and patriarchal norms to Native children forced or coerced into attending the schools.

Children attending the boarding schools were not permitted to see their families, speak their own language, or follow their cultural practices or traditional religion, the children were expected to  stay for a minimum of four years.

It is believed thst the prevalence of Indian-on-Indian domestic and sexual assault in Native communities is rooted in the forced removal of Indian from their homes and from their families and tribes and into religious snd government-operated boarding schools. -Felix S. Cohen

Felix Solomon Cohen (July 3, 1907 – October 19, 1953) was a lawyer and scholar who made a lasting mark on legal philosophy and fundamentally shaped federal Indian law and policy.

Cohen was the drafter of the centerpiece legislation of this era, the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. In 1939 he became Chief of the Indian Law Survey, an effort to compile the federal laws and treaties regarding American Indians. The resulting book, published in 1941 as The Handbook of Federal Indian Law.

The trauma suffered from boarding school survivors is expressed today in substance abuse,  suicide, domestic violence,  pedophelia, sexual assault, and being passed on to further generations.

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Full Faith and Credit ( What is it?)

What is Full Faith and Credit? (Simply Stated)

A valid order of protection is enforceable where it is issued and in all other jurisdictions. This includes all 50 states, Indian tribal lands, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rica,American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

Under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VOWA), jurisdictions must give full faith and credit to valid orders of protection issued by other jurisdictions.

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Victims Rights

AS A VICTIM OF CRIME IN WISCONSIN, YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS:

• To be informed of your rights and how to exercise your rights.
• To information regarding the offender’s release from custody.
• To be notified of a decision not to prosecute is an arrest has been made.
• To speak with an assistant Attorney General, or prosecutor representative upon your request, about the possible outcome of the case, potential plea agreements and sentencing options.
• To attend court proceedings in the case.
• To have reasonable attempts made to notify you of the time, date and place of upcoming court proceedings, if you so request.
• To be provided with a waiting area separate from defense witnesses.
• To a speedy disposition of the criminal case.
• To have your interest considered when the court is deciding to grant a request for delay (continuance).
• To be notified if charges are dismissed.
• To be accompanied to court by a service representative. This right is limited to specific types of crimes.
• To ask for assistance with your employer if necessary, resulting from court appearances.
• To request an order for, and to be given results of, testing the offender for sexually transmitted diseases or HIV. This right is limited to specific types of crimes.
• To provide a written or oral victim impact statement concerning the economic, physical and psychological effect of the crime upon you to be considered by the court at sentencing.
• To have the impact of the crime on you included in a pre-sentence investigation.
• To be provided sentencing or dispositional information upon request.
• To restitution as allowed by law.
• To a civil judgment for unpaid restitution.
• To compensation for certain expenses as allowed by law.
• To have your property expeditiously returned when it is no longer needed for evidence.
• To be notified of the offender’s eligibility for parole and to have input into the parole-making decision.
• To have the Department of Corrections make reasonable attempt to notify you of specific types of releases, escapes or confinements as provided by law.
• To have reasonable attempt made to notify you of a pardon application to the governor and to make a written statement regarding the pardon application.
• To contact the Department of Justice about concerns you may have about your treatment as a crime victim. In order to receive information you must keep the appropriate agency informed of your current address and telephone number.