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== History == | == History == | ||
The Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Pipestone, Minnesota was established in 1892 and the first students arrived there shortly after the completion of the first building. Children from several states and tribes of the Midwest were students there, including those from the Dakota, Oneida, Pottawattomie, Arikara, Sac and Fox, and other tribes. The Pipestone School supervised the Birch Cooley Day School from 1899 to 1920. It also had agency duties and operated as the Pipestone Agency, beginning in 1914.<br> | The Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Pipestone, Minnesota was established in 1892 and the first students arrived there shortly after the completion of the first building. Children from several states and tribes of the Midwest were students there, including those from the Dakota, Oneida, Pottawattomie, Arikara, Sac and Fox, and other tribes. The Pipestone School supervised the Birch Cooley Day School from 1899 to 1920. It also had agency duties and operated as the Pipestone Agency, beginning in 1914.<br> | ||
As with all [[American Indian School Records|Indian boarding schools]], the typical schedule was for the students to spend half the day in classes and the other half day in vocational training. | As with all [[American Indian School Records|Indian boarding schools]], the typical schedule was for the students to spend half the day in classes and the other half day in vocational training. | ||