NABS Welcomes Three New Board Members The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) held its annual membership meeting in Milwaukee, WI on October 16, 2017. Board candidates, Henry Cagey (Lummi), James LaBelle Sr. (Inupiaq), and Vance Blackfox, (Cherokee) were elected to the Board of Directors. Each member will serve a three-year term and […]
Carlisle: The Icon of an Era In 1879 the first American Indian children arrived at Carlisle Boarding School. The school would remain open for 39 years and some 12,000 children would be sent there for forced assimilation. This was the beginning of the US Boarding School Era—the federal government’s policy of dealing with the “Indian […]
Join us for NABS’ Annual Meeting NABS Annual Meeting: Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 Join us online or live and in person! Our Annual Membership Meeting will be held in Milwaukee, WI the same location as NCAI’s annual convention, Monday, October 16, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Central). Register for the online webinar. –Or– Register to join us in person. Our Annual […]
NABS is developing the Healing Voices Movement: Break the Silence, Begin the Healing a public awareness campaign to promote acknowledgement, advocacy, education, and healing related to the history and ongoing impacts of historical U.S. Indian boarding schools. We are seeking proposals locally and nationally from qualified artists, graphics designers, photographers and videographers to provide graphics and multimedia […]
The Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is working with the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) to file a submission with the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID) to call on the United States to provide a full accounting of American Indian and Alaska Native children […]
Respectful greetings to all Tribal Nations and allies. The Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is working with the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) to file a submission with the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID) to call on the United States to provide a full accounting […]
Last week, NABS attended the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 16th Session. We read a statement in conjunction with our Coalition member, the International Indian Treaty Council, to request action on the U.S. Boarding School Policy of 1869. Similar to the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s investigation into the residential schools, we would like to […]
NABS is seeking a full-time Executive Assistant to work in our Minneapolis office and to provide support with all aspects of running operations, programs, development, and communications for the coalition. See full job posting here. Duties will include the following: Administrative tasks such as creating letters, reports, power points, proofreading, booking travel, expense reporting, scheduling meetings, and […]
NABS is creating a national campaign using multi-media as a means to educate and unite around the inter-generational trauma caused by boarding schools in the U.S. We are currently seeking proposals from qualified consultants to develop a communications and strategic plan for the first phase of this educational campaign. The proposal deadline has passed and […]
