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U.S. President Biden attends the Tribal Nations Summit, in Washington

Politics Dec 09

WATCH: Biden announces creation of Native American boarding school national monument at Tribal Nations Summit

By Matt Brown, Marc Levy, Associated Press

Politics Oct 25

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in Gila River Indian Community
Boarding school history ‘a sin on our soul,’ Biden says in historic apology to Native communities

The apology drew broad support from survivors, families, Congressional leaders, tribal officials, elders and younger generations of Native people. But many emphasized that the apology is just a first step in helping families and tribal communities heal from the generational…

By Mary Annette Pember, Shondin Mayo, Mark Trahant, ICT

Nation May 29

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Sexual abuse of Native American children at boarding schools exposed in new report

For 150 years, the United States government sent Native American children to remote boarding schools as part of a systematic effort to seize tribal lands and eradicate culture. Dozens of these schools were run by the Catholic Church or its…

By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Karina Cuevas

Nation Sep 06

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Research uncovers role of churches and religious groups in Indigenous boarding schools

For more than a century, hundreds of thousands of Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools. Those schools stripped children of their identities and cultures. Deaths are estimated to be in the thousands as they suffered abuse, neglect,…

By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings

Nation Jul 11

The Wider Image: Native American survivors of alleged boarding school sex abuse want justice
Search for children’s remains resumes at former Native American boarding school in Nebraska

If the dig reveals human remains, the State Archeology Office will continue to work with the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs to decide on next steps.

By Trisha Ahmed, Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press

May 21

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What Native American children endured at one Missouri boarding school

By Gabrielle Hays, Andrew Corkery

For the first time, the U.S. government released a report this month detailing the abuse and mistreatment of Native children who were forcibly sent to boarding schools in the 1800s. NewsHour’s St Louis community reporter Gabrielle Hays, who has been…

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May 11

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Report details brutal treatment of Indigenous children attending U.S. boarding schools

The federal government on Wednesday detailed for the first time the brutality and treatment Native American children suffered when they were forcibly moved into U.S. boarding schools during the course of 150 years. Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native…

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