US report details church-state collusion on Native schools
AP A new US Interior Department report on the legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans underscores how closely the US Government collaborated with churches to Christianise them as part of a project to sever them from their culture, their identities and ultimately their land. The role of churches forms a secondary part of the Federal Indian Boarding […]
US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far
Flagstaff, Arizona, USAP A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials say that figure could grow exponentially as research continues. The Interior Department report released Wednesday expands to more […]