Thousands of Native American children attended U.S. boarding schools designed to “civilize the savage.” Many died. Many who lived are reclaiming their identity. Rukmini Callimachi July 19, 2021 DURANGO, Colo. — The last day Dzabahe remembers praying in the way of her...
Mark Scolforo Associated Press July 15, 2021 The disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania were headed home to Rosebud Sioux tribal lands in South Dakota on Wednesday...
NOELLE E. C. EVANS July 11, 2021 The United States is about to undertake a national investigation into hundreds of American Indian boarding schools that from the 1800s through the 20th century served to “kill the Indian to save the man,” according to one...
June 22, 2021 Outlines Path Forward on Troubled Legacy of Federal Boarding School Policies in Remarks to National Congress of American Indians WASHINGTON — In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid Year Conference today, Secretary of the...
February 18, 2020 By: Ignacio Montoya Assistant Professor, Department of English | University of Nevada, Reno As a linguist who works on Native American languages, I was certainly excited to learn that Feb. 21 is International Mother Language Day. Recognizing the...
