EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON TREATMENT OF BLACKFEET CHILDREN IN BROWNING SCHOOLS

It has been over a century since a Blackfeet Reservation, Indian Education Conference among Blackfeet Parents and Children has been held to ascertain whether Browning Public Schools and public education has brought progress and prosperity to students and graduates. We want to survey the fate of the 50% drop-out rate of Blackfeet children in Browning Public Schools K-12 and find any psychological damages incurred at the schools by racist white teachers, alcoholic teachers and administrators who come to school with hangovers and take it out on the children or harsh discipline. Our Blackfeet ancestors were enthusiastic about education as a prerequisite to living in the new order of things but questionable disciplinary policy and practices led to students running away from school, and parents becoming alarmed at the ill treatment of Blackfeet children by white teachers, administrators, and school officials. White teaching methods and separation of parents from children in schools has been a social problem on the reservation as well as a lack of relevant class content that illustrates the heroic struggle of Blackfeet Chiefs to maintain a homeland for the people is portrayed as "bloodthirsty" savages holding up progress instead of the truth of defending tribal homelands from encroaching whites, who are portrayed as patriotic "Americans" resulting in psychological damage to Blackfeet children, who need to be educated on their place in the world.
SURVEY IS FOR BLACKFEET PARENTS ONLY! NO SCHOOL OFFICIALS WANTED!
1. comments on teaching methods of Blackfeet Culture compared to public school teaching methods
2. Blackfeet traditions in discipline of children compared to public school disciplinary practices
3. history and culture of the Blackfeet nation and tribe-how did the white man get on the reservation?
4. to compile every criticism of public schools from every Blackfeet parent who has had or is experiencing problems with their child attending Browning Public Schools-your anonymous public opinions will guide the future of Browning schools in proper teaching methods, proper treatment and discipline of Blackfeet children, curriculum content, and advise on improving the 50% drop-out rate of Blackfeet children in public schools. It is not necessary to name individuals at this time but we hope to generate class-action lawsuits to help our former public school students who have been psychologically damaged by Browning Public Schools, and cannot overcome their ill treatment and mental problems caused by the schools. For instance, there is help available for your child or adult graduate or drop-out in the Social Security Disability Program for disability payments and mental health counseling which does help the victims of Browning Public Schools to recover or become able to function. The state t.v. had an Education Expert on Public Education of  Indian Schoolchildren in public schools in Montana which he called "Education Genocide" I am trying to find that analysis as it brings the problem to a focus and outlines the causes of Indian drop-outs. I will post a short history of public and government school education on the Blackfeet Reservation later. Bob Juneau Sr.