2021: US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland launches Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to investigate abuse and cultural elimination in 1800s-1970s boarding schools.

1800s-1970s saw Native children forced into Indian boarding schools w/abuse & cultural elimination. In 2021, US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Pueblo of Laguna) launched Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to investigate & examine long-term consequences. NABS, a national org, will document histories, raise awareness & promote healing for survivors in July.

June 23, 2024
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