2023 Boarding School Healing News Stories
A visit to Carlisle (Native News Online) 12/18/2023
Washington works to reconcile its history of Indigenous boarding schools (High Country News) 12/12/2023
Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations (Seattle Times) 11/4/2023
Healing totem pole raised to honor Indian boarding schools victims (Native News Online) 10/24/2023
Alaska Native survivors of federal boarding schools share emotional testimonies with US Interior secretary (Alaska's News Source) 10/23/2023
Uncovering the history of Rapid City Indian School (ICT) 10/10/2023
Washington state confronts Indian boarding school past with new committee (Native News Online) 10/10/2023
For the first time, Colorado details dark historical chapter of attempted forced assimilation of Indigenous children in extensive report (Colorado Public Radio) 10/3/2023
MSU Indigenous community members celebrate Orange Shirt Day, honor boarding school victims (Michigan State University State News) 10/2/2023
Hundreds gather in Seattle, Tulalip to remember dark past of boarding schools (Seattle Times) 9/30/2023
Army Enhances Collaboration with Tribal Nations at Carlisle (Native News Online) 9/29/2023
'It’s happy sad': Two Oyate boys leave Carlisle, others left behind (Native News Online) 9/22/2023
Department of the Interior announces ninth 'Road to Healing' stop (Native News Online) 9/14/2023
More than a century after their death, the US Army to return remains of six more Indigenous children to their tribal communities (Native News Online) 9/11/2023
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition launches interactive map of United States’ 523 American Indian boarding schools (Native News Online) 8/30/2023
'War against the children' (New York Times) 8/30/2023
Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools (Grand Island Independent) 8/26/2023
Native American genocide: Crystal Echo Hawk sheds a light on Indian boarding schools (Glamour) 8/21/2023
Biden administration, advocates ramp up efforts to address Indian boarding schools’ painful legacy in Minnesota and other states (MinnPost) 8/17/2023
The latest on the Truth and Healing Act (West River Eagle) 8/16/2023
Native mental health providers seek to heal boarding school scars with informed and appropriate treatment (High Country News) 8/14/2023
New funding available for tribal communities for projects related to the federal Indian boarding school initiative (Native News Online) 8/9/2023
Ute Indian boarding schools saw nearly 60 student deaths (Salt Lake Tribune) 7/15/2023
In search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska (Sentinel Colorado) 7/10/2023
Montana boarding school launches commission to find unmarked graves on its campuses (Bismarck Tribune) 7/3/2023
Boarding school legislation passes Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Native News Online) 6/7/2023
Federal Indian boarding schools still exist, but what's inside may be surprising (NPR) 6/6/2023
Senator Warren revives Indian boarding school legislation with bipartisan support (Native News Online) 5/24/2023
Government agencies work to document the painful past of Indian boarding schools (Daily Yonder) 5/23/2023
'One giant crime scene': Uncovering the historical treatment of Native American children (Amanpour) 5/12/2023
Resolution recognizing boarding school survivors becomes law (Char-Koosta News) 5/11/2023
Indian boarding schools: An important beginning to a years-long reckoning (Native News Online) 5/11/2023
New podcast sheds light on abuses at Native American boarding schools: 'Justice needs to be served' (People) 4/26/2023
Interior secretary visits WA in wake of boarding school revelations (Yakima Herald-Republic) 4/24/2023
'Our children deserve to be found;' The painful legacy of Native American boarding schools (CBS) 4/18/2023
Structural racism, boarding school trauma contributes to oral health disparities for Native populations (Native News Online) 3/21/2023
Illuminative launches podcast about the crimes of Indian boarding schools (Native News Online) 3/9/2023
Susan Webber: Trauma and healing: Acknowledging the Indigenous boarding school experience in Montana (Missouian) 2/9/2023
‘Road to Healing’ visits Arizona to hear from boarding school survivors, descendants (Native News Online) 1/22/2023
