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NO AMERICAN LEFT BEHIND

No American Left Behind is a thoughtful documentary made by a high school student that leaves you reeling from its message.

This short film explores the history of underfunding of reservation schools and the neglect of Native Americans who don't receive a proper education.

Brown vs. Board of Education, Native Americans have 1870s Indian Schools were founded to assimilate Native Americans.

This documentary is informative and, if you are unfamiliar with these statistics it will be a wake-up call as it begins in the 1870s when Indian schools were founded to assimilate Native Americans into white culture, taking thousands of young people away from their families and putting them into boarding schools where they were not allowed to speak their native language. That practice ended in the 1930s, but little has been done to assure that Native people receive proper education. In current times, during the pandemic, due to lack of connectivity, many Native Americans were unable to participate in online schooling and hence, the number of Native Americans entering college dropped dramatically. The unemployment rate on some reservations is as high as 89%. The film makes good use of archival photographs and excellent information. The two narrators are quite competent although the audio level skips around a bit and one narrator is particularly fast so it's difficult to follow her. I really appreciate the flute background music, which plays hauntingly throughout.

The film's message is to inform the audience about the history of educational challenges for Native Americans, dating back to the 1870s and continuing today.

I give No American Left Behind 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

No American Left Behind is a thoughtful documentary made by a high school student that leaves you reeling from its message.

This short film explores the history of underfunding of reservation schools and the neglect of Native Americans who don't receive a proper education.

Brown vs. Board of Education, Native Americans have 1870s Indian Schools were founded to assimilate Native Americans.

This documentary is informative and, if you are unfamiliar with these statistics it will be a wake-up call as it begins in the 1870s when Indian schools were founded to assimilate Native Americans into white culture, taking thousands of young people away from their families and putting them into boarding schools where they were not allowed to speak their native language. That practice ended in the 1930s, but little has been done to assure that Native people receive proper education. In current times, during the pandemic, due to lack of connectivity, many Native Americans were unable to participate in online schooling and hence, the number of Native Americans entering college dropped dramatically. The unemployment rate on some reservations is as high as 89%. The film makes good use of archival photographs and excellent information. The two narrators are quite competent although the audio level skips around a bit and one narrator is particularly fast so it's difficult to follow her. I really appreciate the flute background music, which plays hauntingly throughout.

The film's message is to inform the audience about the history of educational challenges for Native Americans, dating back to the 1870s and continuing today.

I give No American Left Behind 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

No American Left Behind is a short film about the underfunding of reservation schools and our neglect of Native Americans and their right to a proper education.