Chemawa Indian School
| Chemawa Indian School | |
|---|---|
Hawley Hall porch | |
| Address | |
3700 Chemawa Road NE , , 97305 | |
| Coordinates | 45°00′00″N 122°59′05″W / 45.00004°N 122.984712°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Authority | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Superintendent | Don Tomlin |
| Principal | Amanda Ward |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 425 |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and black |
| Athletics conference | OSAA PacWest Conference 3A-3 |
| Mascot | Brave |
| Accreditation | NAAS |
| Website | https://chemawa.bie.edu/ |
Chemawa Indian School Site | |
| Area | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001333 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1992 |
Chemawa Indian School (pronounced: "Chih-MAY-way", /tʃɪˈmɑːwə/) is a Native American boarding school in Salem, Oregon, United States. Named after the Chemawa band of the Kalapuya people of the Willamette Valley, it opened on February 25, 1880 as an elementary school. Grades were added and dropped, and it became a fully accredited high school in 1927, when lower grades were dropped.
The second Indian boarding school to be established, Chemawa Indian School is the oldest continuously operating Native American boarding school in the United States. Its graduates number in the thousands. At its peak of enrollment in 1926, it had 1,000 students. New buildings were constructed in the 1970s on a campus near the original one, where at one time 70 buildings stood, including barns and other buildings related to the agricultural programs.
During the 2023–24 academic year, it continued to serve students in the ninth through twelfth grades. It has primarily served students of tribes from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
Former names of the school include Forest Grove Indian Industrial Training School, United States Indian Training and Normal School, Salem Indian Industrial Training School, and Harrison Institute.