Old Leupp Indian Boarding School and Nikkei Isolation Center Project
National Japanese American Historical Society
Our team of archaeologists is working with our Community Mentors to understand the history and landscape surrounding the Old Leupp Indian Boarding School and Citizen Isolation Center. Starting with a community accountable approach, we are working to utilize our diverse toolkits of methodological training in service to the unique priorities of the Diné (Navajo) and Nikkei communities. Due to the history of the site as both an Indian Boarding School for Diné youth and a Citizen Isolation Center for Japanese Americans, we approach this project slowly and with care, working to gather community-generated mandates for research design and deliverables.