Sep 23 Work aims to uncover history of boarding school burial site By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Albuquerque city officials plan to use ground-penetrating radar as they research the history of a site where dozens of Native American boarding school students are believed to have been buried more than a century ago. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:30 Indigenous survivor describes her ‘haunting experience’ of boarding school abuse By John Yang For more than a century, native children sent to Canadian Christian boarding schools were banned from speaking their languages or practicing their traditions. Hundreds died but their families were never told and bodies never returned — only found in unmarked… Continue watching
Jun 30 Canadian Indigenous group says more graves found at new site By Associated Press It follows two other reports of similar massive findings at two other such church-run schools, one of more than 600 unmarked graves and another of 215 bodies. Continue reading
Jun 30 Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools amid demands for apology By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools. The meeting comes amid calls for a papal apology for Catholic Church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children. Continue reading
Dec 17 Portraits show the complex, devastating legacy of Canada’s residential schools By Corinne Segal A photo series shows the legacy of Canada's residential schools program, which aimed to eliminate the culture of indigenous people. Continue reading