The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, First Nations Repatriation Institute, and the University of Minnesota are pleased to announce the launch of our study: Child Removal in Native Communities. This is an anonymous survey about American Indian and Alaskan Native experiences and impacts of child removal to #BreakTheSilence and #BeginTheHealing. Between the 1879 […]
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is pleased to announce the launch of our 2019 Webinar Series. The 10-episode series will educate audiences about the history and impacts of U.S. Indian boarding schools and feature positive examples of how tribal nations are healing from the ongoing legacies of the Boarding School Era. […]
For Immediate Release Contact: National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Email: info@nabshc.org Phone: 612-354-7700 NABS Welcomes New Officers and Three New Board Members October 19, 2018 – Minneapolis, MN – The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) held its Board of Directors Election at their Annual Membership Meeting in Carlisle, PA earlier this month. […]
As an education and advocacy organization, we strive to find resources that help us understand and address historical and intergenerational trauma on a national scale and to make those available to others. However, we know that there are times when our trauma is triggered, and we need immediate assistance. To address these needs, NABS has […]
We are no longer accepting nominations. Please join us at the annual meeting for board election. —– The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for new Board Members. We are also accepting self-nominations. Nominations were due by August 15, 2018. Download the nomination form. The […]
We have a new member of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) Team that we’d like to introduce! Meet Emily McDonnell, the NABS Summer Intern. Emily is an enrolled member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation and was raised and educated in the reservation town of Kayenta, Arizona. Like many of her peers […]
We are looking to hire a current undergraduate or graduate student as an intern for the summer. The internship is a full-time position over the course of 10–12 weeks (400 hours). Beginning and ending dates are negotiable. Salary will be $15.00 per hour. As temporary employees of NABS, interns are not eligible for employee benefits. […]
NABS is looking to hire a passionate, mission-oriented, and qualified full-time Program Manager to serve in our Minneapolis office. Title: Program Manager Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Description The Program Manager will report directly to the Executive Officer and assist with all aspects of running programs (research, tribal engagement, member engagement, et […]
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 […]
