We thank our Team Members who have helped us honor this day by bringing awareness to our guests and community on #OrangeShirtDay. During the years that children attended federal Indian boarding schools, many endured physical and emotional abuse and, in some cases, *died. Filtered by Venue (Potawatomi Casino Hotel- Serenity Room). In the United States, the Federal Indian Boarding School policies started in 1819, intending to culturally assimilate American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children by forcibly removing them from their families and Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and Native Hawaiian Communities.īoarding schools prevented these children from practicing their American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian languages, religions, and cultural beliefs. Venue: Potawatomi Casino Hotel- Serenity Room clear filter. It is essential that Team Members know where the #Potawatomi came from, their struggles and triumphs, and why our property is such a critical part of a collective healing journey. "Every indigenous person you see or know is a descendant of a Residential School survivor." - unknownĪs a #NativeAmerican / #Indigenous owned and operated gaming property, sharing the truths and honoring those affected with our Team Members is imperative.
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