Truth and Healing Act needs immediate action
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, with an amendment through unanimous consent.
U.S. apologizes for federal Indian boarding schools, a key moment in Tribal-U.S. relations
U.S. President Joe Biden made a diplomatic visit to Gila River Indian Community to issue an apology from the United States to all Indigenous Americans for some of the harms the federal government caused through the policy of federal Indian boarding schools.
Winnebago Tribe seeks justice at U.S. District Court
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
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
