Cornwall Mission School

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Cornwall Mission School was a 19th-century religious boarding school in Connecticut that educated Native American students, including prominent Cherokee leaders.

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instanceOf boarding school
historical educational institution
religious school
associatedWithEthnicGroup Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED
Native American peoples in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalFocus Christian religious instruction
basic academic subjects
establishedInCentury 19th century
historicalSignificance example of 19th-century missionary education for Native Americans
played a role in the education of prominent Cherokee leaders
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Connecticut
Cornwall, Connecticut NERFINISHED
New England
notableStudent Elias Boudinot (Cherokee leader) NERFINISHED
John Ridge (Cherokee leader) NERFINISHED
other future leaders of the Cherokee Nation
operatedBy American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions NERFINISHED
operationalStatus defunct
primaryPurpose education of Native American youth
training Christian missionaries among Native Americans
religiousAffiliation Congregationalist
Protestant Christianity
schoolType boarding school
mission school
studentBody Cherokee students
Native American boys
other Indigenous students from the United States
targetPopulation Native American youth from various tribes
timePeriod 19th century

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John Ridge educatedAt Cornwall Mission School