At least a dozen graves of Milwaukee Indian boarding school students uncovered
An investigation uncovered the graves of 14 students who died at the Good Shepherd Industrial School in Milwaukee between 1884 and 1891. The students were buried at Calvary Cemetery.
An ICT investigation has revealed the graves of 14 students who died while attending Good Shepherd Industrial School, a federally funded Indian boarding school, from 1884 to 1891. Those students — all girls — are buried in Calvary Cemetery. At least a dozen graves of Milwaukee Indian boarding school students uncovered is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
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