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Report: Over 900 Native Children Died in US Boarding Schools

Report: Over 900 Native Children Died in US Boarding Schools

Published JUL 31 2024

Report: Over 900 Native Children Died in US Boarding Schools

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Above: Historic photo of elementary school class of Native American students with botanical specimens at United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1901. Image copyright: Heritage Images/Contributor/Heritage Art/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

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While this probe highlights the grave injustices Indigenous children faced, the survivors and their descendants must be assured that this darkhorrific chapter of history will be duly acknowledged,. whichThis can then lead to collective healing and restorationvalidation of their cultural identity.

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