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Unearthing Injustice: Winnebago Tribe’s Fight for Repatriation at Carlisle

The history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School represents the haunting legacy of Indian boarding schools, institutions which were weaponized against Native American children and Tribal Nations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Carlisle’s founder, General Richard Henry Pratt, characterized the mission of Indian boarding schools as being to "kill the Indian, save the man."

Tribes Lead Process to Bring Children Home from Carlisle

After 145 years, it is time for Amos LaFromboise to return home to Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO).

The Impact of Federal and State Removal Policies and Indian Boarding Schools

Children at an Indian Boarding School. From the early 1800s through the 1970s, federal, state, and church assimilation policies and practices led to the forcible removal

Federal Government Moves Forward in Boarding School Healing Journey

On May 11, 2022, the Office of the Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs released a report on the federal records related to the Federal Indian Boarding School policy and

Proceeding to Healing from the U.S. Boarding School Policy

In the mid-1800s, agents of the U.S. federal government and major Christian church denominations began abducting Native children and incarcerating the children at

Children Should Not Be Forcibly Removed

Even though it appears that President Trump has backed away from his “zero tolerance” policy and is retreating from his edict of separating families who

Tribes Call for Testimony on Children Who Went Missing at Boarding Schools

US Tribes call for testimonies on missing American Indian and Alaska Native Boarding School Children for submission to the United Nations Respectful greetings to all

US Tribes call for testimonies on missing American Indian and Alaska Native Boarding School Children for submission to the United Nations

On June 15, 2017, at its Mid‐Year Conference in Connecticut, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) adopted a resolution, sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation,

NARF congratulates National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition on its recent growth

Join us in congratulating the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) on the next phase of its journey to justice and healing for Indian Country

Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presents on NARF’s boarding school work

Last week, NARF Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presented on NARF’s boarding school work at the Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian and Alaska Native

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