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Investigating the Indian Boarding School era

After generations of Native American children removed from their homes during the Indian Boarding School era, there was a break in culture and identity. Today, those survivors and their descendants are still healing from this traumatic period in American Indian history. In 2012, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition was formed to address this historical trauma. Christine McCleave is the chief executive officer for the organization, which is based in Minneapolis.

Richard Walker is a freelance journalist for Indian Country Today. He joins us to talk about his latest reporting about an Indigenous man killed by police in 2019 in Poulsbo, Washington, near the Suquamish Reservation. The family is now suing the city in federal court.

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https://indiancountrytoday.com/newscasts/christine-mccleave-07-08-2021

 

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