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Intervention at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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 […]

Michelle Obama, Healing Voices Movement

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Applauds FLOTUS Statement Acknowledging Boarding School History, Encourages POTUS to Do Same

On May 26th, the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama gave the Commencement speech to the graduating class at the Santa Fe Indian School. Alongside her messages of hope and aspiration, she also acknowledged the dark history behind the Santa Fe Indian School:[1] “As we all know, this school was founded as part […]

Sign the Petition for a Truth Report on US Boarding Schools

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is petitioning the US Government to acknowledge the true history of the US Policy to forcibly assimilate Native Americans through boarding schools which resulted in cultural genocide and legacies of inter-generational trauma. In a previous blog, the Boarding School Healing Coalition called for Presidential acknowledgement of […]

Sign the Petition for Carlisle Boarding School to Send the Children Home

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 […]

NABS Healing Coalition goes to Washington DC

On February 24, 2016 the National Native American Boarding School (NABS) Healing Coalition met with staff from the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) to discuss boarding school healing. WHAIANE agreed to work with NABS going forward to assist with outreach and also expressed hope that some of NABS’ requests […]