Haskell Documents

Haskell (Kansas)

Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas opened its doors to elementary aged students (up to grade eight) in 1884 after the enactment of Congressional legislation calling for the establishment of industrial training schools for Indians.
The school added high school classes in 1894 and some college and vocational classes in 1927.
The high school division eventually shifted to post-graduate vocational classes and the last high school class graduated in 1965.
Haskell Junior College was established in 1970 and this evolution of higher education became Haskell Indian Nations University in 1993.
The school is funded by the Bureau of Indian Education/Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Current students must be enrolled members of U.S. federally recognized tribes.