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Indian boarding schools

3/12/2026

For Centuries, Native Women Have Been Told to ‘Trust the Doctor.’ The Results Have Been Disastrous.

Part one of a two-part series examining widespread sterilization of Indigenous people and their century-long fight for reproductive freedom.

3/5/2026

Michigan Lawmakers and Boarding School Survivors Speak Out on Shelved Indian Boarding School Report

Controversy surrounding a publicly financed report in Michigan on the brutal impact of Indian boarding schools continues to grow. 

6/18/2025

Federal Government ‘Stuck Tribes With a Bill’ for Indian Boarding Schools, Lawsuit Alleges

A class-action lawsuit calls on the government to provide a "full accounting" of costs borne by tribes for Indian boarding schools.

5/29/2025

Researchers Vow to Continue Preserving Indian Boarding School History Despite Federal Funding Cuts

Indigenous archivists are grappling with a federal funding cut that targeted groups preserving the history of Indian boarding schools.

A photo of a woman wearing large glasses with shoulder length hair. Two framed pictures hang on the wall behind her.

2/14/2025

Buried But Not Forgotten: A Colorado Archeologist Describes Her Work Honoring the Lives of Indian Boarding School Students  

Researchers used ground-penetrating radar , near-infrared photography and drones to search for remains of Native children who attended boarding schools.

1/23/2025

Will the New Interior Secretary Continue to Honor Indian Boarding School Survivors? The Imprint Sought Still-Elusive Answers

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum at a 2023 event in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore
Update: Doug Burgum was sworn in as Secretary of the Interior on Jan. 30.

11/12/2024

Indian Boarding School Survivors and Their Loved Ones Have Responded to Biden’s Apology. Their Message: Now Take Action

“The only thing we have left is the cemetery where a lot of our Quapaws are buried,” says Carrie Wilson, whose mother was forced to attend St. Mary of the Quapaws school in Oklahoma.

10/11/2024

First-ever Oral Histories of Indian Boarding School Survivors, Collected with Care

A national project documents the systemic abuse endured by generations of Indigenous people under the government’s boarding school programs.

First-of-its-kind Survey Examines Trauma and Healing Among Indigenous Survivors of Family Separation

7/31/2024

Government Releases Stunning New Tally of the Historical Harms of Indian Boarding Schools

The Interior Department's unprecedented review found that nearly 1,000 children died at hundreds of institutions created for "forced assimilation."