This is an alphabetical list of Native American boarding schools. For the article about the system in the United States, see: American Indian boarding schools. For the similar system in Canada, see: Canadian Indian residential school system For other uses, see: Indian school (disambiguation).
This list is far from complete as recent reports show more than 408 American Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. Additionally, according to the Inaugural Department of the Interior Indian Boarding School report released on May 12, 2022. There were 408 schools in 37 states, and 53 unmarked/marked burial sites recorded. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) has said that the former United States policies were "heartbreaking and undeniable."
Absentee Shawnee Boarding School, near Shawnee, Indian Territory, open 1893–99 Albuquerque Indian School, Albuquerque, New MexicoCarter, Kent, compiler. "Preliminary Inventory of the Office of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency Muscogee Area of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75). Appendix VI: List of Schools (Entry 600 and 601)" RootsWeb. 1994 (retrieved 25 Feb 2010) Anadarko Boarding School, Anadarko, Oklahoma, open 1911–33 Arapaho Manual Labor and Boarding School, Darlington, Indian Territory, opened in 1872 and paid for by federal funds; operated by the Hicksite (Liberal) Friends and Orthodox Quakers. Moved to Concho Indian Boarding School in 1909. Armstrong Academy, near Chahta Tamaha, Indian Territory Asbury Manual Labor School, near Fort Mitchell, Alabama, open 1822–30, and operated by the United Methodist Missions. Asbury Manual Labor School, near Eufaula, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, open 1850–88, by the United Methodist Missions. Bacone College, Muscogee, Oklahoma, 1881–present Bloomfield Female Academy, originally near Achille, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Opened in 1848 but relocated to Ardmore, Oklahoma around 1917; in 1934 it was renamed as Carter Seminary. Bond's Mission School or Montana Industrial School for Indians, run by Unitarians, Crow Indian Reservation near Custer Station, Montana, 1886–97Margery Pease, A Worthy Work in a Needy Time: The Montana Industrial School for Indians (Bond's Mission ) 1886–1897, Self-published in 1986. Reprinted in Billings, Mont.: M. Pease, Burney Institute, near Lebanon, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, open 1854–87, when name changed to Chickasaw Orphan Home and Manual Labor School; it was operated by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Cameron Institute, Cameron, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory open 1893–early 20th century, was operated by the Presbyterian Church Cantonment Indian Boarding School, Canton, Indian Territory, run by the General Conference Mennonites from September, 1882 to 1 July 1927. Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania,"Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs." National Archives. (retrieved 25 Feb 2010) open 1879–1918. 15 Sept 2003 (retrieved 25 Feb 2010) Carter Seminary, Ardmore, Oklahoma, open 1917–2004, when the facility moved to Kingston, Oklahoma. It was renamed as the Chickasaw Children's Village. Chamberlain Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota, open 1898–1909 Chemawa Indian School, Salem, Oregon Cherokee Female Seminary, Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, open 1851–1910; this was established by the Cherokee Nation Cherokee Male Seminary, Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, open 1851–1910. First established by the Cherokee Nation. Cherokee Orphan Asylum, Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, opened in 1871Conley, Robert L. A Cherokee Encyclopedia. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007:214. (Retrieved through Google Books, 23 July 2009.) . Cheyenne-Arapaho Boarding School, Darlington, Indian Territory, opened 1871 became the Arapaho Manual Labor and Boarding School in 1879 Cheyenne Manual Labor and Boarding School, Caddo Springs, Indian Territory, opened 1879 and paid with by federal funds, but run by the Hicksite (Liberal) Friends and Orthodox Quakers. Moved to Concho Indian Boarding School in 1909. Chickasaw (male) Academy, near Tishomingo, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Opened in 1850 by the Methodist Episcopal Church and changed its name to Harley Institute around 1889. Chickasaw Children's Village, on Lake Texoma near Kingston, Oklahoma, opened 2004 Chickasaw National Academy, near Stonewall, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, open about 1865 to 1880 Chickasaw Orphan Home and Manual Labor School (formerly Burney Academy) near Lebanon, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory open 1887–1906 Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, Chilocco, Oklahoma, open 1884–1980"Indian Boarding and Residential Schools Sites of Conscience Network." International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. (retrieved 25 Feb 2010) Chinle Boarding School, Many Farms, Arizona Choctaw Academy, Blue Spring, Scott County, Kentucky, opened 1825 Chuala Female Seminary (also known as the Pine Ridge Mission School), near Doaksville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, open 1838–61. by the Presbyterian Church Circle of Nations Indian School , Wahpeton, North Dakota Colbert Institute, Perryville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, open 1852–57, operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Collins Institute, near Stonewall, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, open about 1885 to 1905 Concho Indian Boarding School, Concho, Oklahoma open 1909–83 Creek Orphan Asylum, Okmulgee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, opened 1895 Darlington Mission School, Darlington, Indian Territory run by the General Conference Mennonites from 1881 to 1902 Dwight Mission, Marble City, Oklahoma Elliott Academy (formerly Oak Hill Industrial Academy), near Valliant, Oklahoma, open 1912–36 El Meta Bond College, Minco, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, open 1890–1919. Emahaka Mission, Wewoka, Seminole Nation, Indian Territory open 1894–1911 Euchee Boarding School, Sapulpa, Creek Nation, Indian Territory open 1894–1947 Eufaula Dormitory, Eufaula, Oklahoma name changed from Eufaula High School in 1952. Still in operation Eufaula Indian High School, Eufaula, Creek Nation, Indian Territory replaced the burned Asbury Manual Labor School. Open in 1892–1952, when the name changed to Eufaula Dormitory Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota Folsom Training School, near Smithville, Oklahoma open 1921–32, when it became an all-white school Fort Bidwell School, Fort Bidwell, California Fort Coffee Academy, Fort Coffee, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory Open 1840–63 and run by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Fort Shaw Indian School, Fort Shaw, Montana Fort Sill Indian School (originally known as Josiah Missionary School), near Fort Sill, Indian Territory opened in 1871 by the Quakers, remained open until 1980 Fort Totten Indian Industrial School, Fort Totten, North Dakota. Boarding and Indian Industrial School in 1891–1935. Became a Community and Day School from 1940 to 1959. Now a Historic Site run by the State Historic Society of North Dakota. Genoa Indian Industrial School, Genoa, Nebraska Goodland Academy & Indian Orphanage, Hugo, Oklahoma Greenville School, California Hampton Institute, began accepting Native students in 1878 Harley Institute, near Tishomingo, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma, Prior to it was known as the Chickasaw Academy. Operated 1889–1906 by the Methodist Episcopal Church until 1906. Haskell Indian Industrial Training School, Lawrence, Kansas, 1884–present Hayward Indian School, Hayward, Wisconsin Hillside Mission School, near Skiatook, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory open 1884–1908, operated by the Quakers Holbrook Indian School, Holbrook, Arizona Ignacio Boarding School, Colorado Iowa Mission School, near Fallis, Iowa Reservation, Indian Territory open 1890–93 by the QuakersRagland (1955), pp. 177–78 Intermountain Indian School, Utah Jones Academy, Hartshorne, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory/Oklahoma Opened in 1891 Koweta Mission School Coweta, Creek Nation, Indian Territory open 1843–61 Levering Manual Labor School, Wetumka, Creek Nation, Indian Territory Open 1882–91, operated by the Southern Baptist Convention. Many Farms High School, near Many Farms, Arizona Martinsburg Indian School, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania 1885–1888 Marty Indian School, Marty, South Dakota Mary Immaculate School, DeSmet, Idaho 1878–1974 Mekasukey Academy, near Seminole, Seminole Nation, Indian Territory open 1891–1930 Morris Industrial School for Indians, Morris, Minnesota,City of Morris: Morris Human Rights Commission open 1887–1909 Mount Edgecumbe High School, Sitka, Alaska, established as a BIA school, now operated by the State of Alaska Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1893–1934 Murray State School of Agriculture, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, est. 1908 Nenannezed Boarding School, New Mexico New Hope Academy, Fort Coffee, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory Open 1844–96 and run by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Nuyaka School and Orphanage (Nuyaka Mission, Presbyterian), Okmulgee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 1884–1933 Oak Hill Industrial Academy, near Valliant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory Open 1878–1912 by the Presbyterian Mission Board. The Choctaw freedmen's academy was renamed as the Elliott Academy (aka Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy) in 1912.Flickinger (1914), pp. 210–15 Oak Ridge Manual Labor School, near Holdenville, Indian Territory in the Seminole Nation. Open 1848–60s by the Presbyterian Mission Board. Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls, Durant, Oklahoma Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee, Oklahoma Oklahoma School for the Deaf, Sulphur, Oklahoma Oneida Indian School, Wisconsin Osage Boarding School, Pawhuska, Osage Nation, Indian Territory open 1874–1922 Panguitch Boarding School, Panguitch, Utah Park Hill Mission School, Park Hill Indian Territory/Oklahoma opened 1837 Pawnee Boarding School, Pawnee, Indian Territory, open 1878–1958 Phoenix Indian School, Phoenix, Arizona Pierre Indian School, Pierre, South Dakota Red Cloud Indian School [formerly Holy Rosary Mission], Pine Ridge, South Dakota Pine Ridge Mission School, near Doaksville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory see Chuala Female Seminary Pinon Boarding School, Pinon, Arizona Pipestone Indian School, Pipestone, Minnesota Quapaw Industrial Boarding School, Quapaw Agency Indian Territory open 1872–1900 Rainy Mountain Boarding School, near Gotebo, Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation, Indian Territory, open 1893–1920 Rapid City Indian School, Rapid City, South Dakota Red Moon School, near Hammon, Indian Territory open 1897–1922 Rehoboth Mission School located in Rehoboth, New Mexico near Navajo Nation. Operated as an Indian Boarding School by the Christian Reformed Church in North America from 1903 to the 1990s. Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, Oklahoma open 1871–present Sac and Fox Boarding School, near Stroud, Indian Territory, open 1872–1919 by the Quakers Sacred Heart College, near Asher, Potowatamie Nation, Indian Territory open 1884–1902 Sacred Heart Institute, near Asher, Potowatamie Nation, Indian Territory open 1880–1929 St. Agnes Academy, Ardmore, Oklahoma St. Agnes Mission, Antlers, Oklahoma St. Boniface Indian School, Banning, California St. Elizabeth's Boarding School, Purcell, Oklahoma St. John's Boarding School, Gray Horse, Osage Nation, Indian Territory open 1888–1913 and operated by the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions St. Joseph's Boarding School, Chickasha, Oklahoma St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota "They are raising money in the name of Indians, using the worst of poverty porn of all Indian country to raise money on all our social ills" - Michael Roberts, president of the First Nations Development Institute St. Mary's Academy, near Asher, Potowatamie Nation, Indian Territory open 1880–1946