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American Indian boarding schools

7/15/2026

Mental Health Conditions Drive Maternal Death Among Native American Women, CDC Reports

Nancy Marie Spears

Mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal death among Native American women, federal researchers reported earlier this year.

2/18/2026

Michigan Tribal Boarding School Report Sought Apology. Instead, It Was Shelved.

Ron French, Bridge Michigan

A $1.1 million report on tribal boarding schools and Michigan’s role in the deaths and abuse of Native American children was never released.

A Long Overdue Apology

12/30/2024

Top Stories of 2024: A Long Overdue Apology

The Imprint staff reports

In October, outgoing President Joe Biden issued a formal apology for the centuries that the U.S. government forced Native American children to attending boarding schools.

Nancy Marie Spears

7/20/2022

Nancy Marie Spears Wins Top Awards From Native American Journalism Association

Michael Fitzgerald

Nancy Marie Spears, a Cherokee journalist and contributing reporter with The Imprint, received three awards from the Native American Journalists Association. Photo via Spears.
Journalist Nancy Marie Spears, a recent University of Oklahoma graduate and contributing reporter for The Imprint, has won top honors from the Native American Journalists Association.  

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Legislation Enacting Boarding Schools Truth and Healing Commission Advances

6/21/2022

Legislation Enacting Boarding Schools Truth and Healing Commission Advances

Nancy Marie Spears

A bill that would establish a formal Truth and Healing Commission for Indian boarding school survivors was given preliminary approval by a House committee last week.

5/12/2022

Following Landmark Report on Indian Boarding Schools, Survivors Call on Congress for Broader Inquiry

Michael Fitzgerald

After findings about the damage caused by government-run Indian boarding schools, former students want more investigation into the matter.

The U.S. Government Releases Landmark Investigation Into the Brutal Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

5/11/2022

The U.S. Government Releases Landmark Investigation Into the Brutal Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

Michael Fitzgerald

The Department of Interior released a 102-page report on the devastation and cruelty imposed on Indigenous communities through Indian boarding schools.

U.S. Boarding Schools for Native Americans

12/22/2021

Haaland’s Bold Initiative to Revisit the Tortuous Past of U.S. Boarding Schools for Native Americans, and Alumni Reflections

Nancy Marie Spears

In June, Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland ordered a long-overdue investigation into the thousands of Indigenous children the U.S. government sent to boarding schools over the course of a century.

U.S. Boarding Schools for Native Americans

7/26/2021

Government to Study Traumatic Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools

The Imprint staff reports

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has ordered a landmark probe into the harmful, traumatic legacy of American Indian boarding schools.

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