'' Our Spirits Do n't Speak English '' ( 2008 ) is a documentary film about the Native American boarding schools , which youths attended chiefly from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries . It was filmed by the Rich Heape company and directed by Chip Richie . Native American storyteller Gayle Ross narrated the film . Ross is a descendant of John Ross , chief of the Cherokee Nation in the Trail of Tears period
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Our Spirits Don't Speak English