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}}{{Quote|The civilizing process at Carlisle began with clothes. Whites believed the Indian children could not be civilized while wearing moccasins and blankets. Their hair was cut because in some mysterious way long hair stood in the path of our development. They were issued the clothes of white men. High collar stiff-bosomed shirts and suspenders fully three inches in width were uncomfortable. White leather boots caused actual suffering.|Luther Standing Bear, a student at Carlisle, describes life at the school.}} | }}{{Quote|The civilizing process at Carlisle began with clothes. Whites believed the Indian children could not be civilized while wearing moccasins and blankets. Their hair was cut because in some mysterious way long hair stood in the path of our development. They were issued the clothes of white men. High collar stiff-bosomed shirts and suspenders fully three inches in width were uncomfortable. White leather boots caused actual suffering.|[[wikipedia:Luther Standing Bear|Luther Standing Bear]], a student at Carlisle, describes life at the school.}} | ||
The '''United States Indian Industrial School''' in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, generally known as '''Carlisle Indian Industrial School''', was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. It took over the historic Carlisle Barracks, which was transferred to the Department of Interior from the War Department. | The '''United States Indian Industrial School''' in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, generally known as '''Carlisle Indian Industrial School''', was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. It took over the historic Carlisle Barracks, which was transferred to the Department of Interior from the War Department. | ||