‘Truth and Healing Commission’ could help Native American communities traumatized by government-run boarding schools that tried to destroy Indian culture
- Written by: David R. M. Beck, Professor of Native American Studies, The University of Montana
A makeshift memorial for the Indigenous children who died more than a century ago while attending a boarding school, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, FileThe National Day of Remembrance for Native American children honors children who died years ago while attending the United States’ Indian boarding schools each...
