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08May

Native American Boarding School Stories: A Special Issue of the Journal of American Indian Education

Featuring articles of major scholars in the field of American Indian Boarding School Studies, this special issue of the Journal of American Indian Education provides new perspectives on boarding school research and scholarship. It highlights new findings about historical Indian boarding schools, provides commentary on how boarding schools are being memorialized in museums and public memory, and […]

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20Feb

The History of Fort Simcoe Boarding School

Fort Simcoe was established after the treaty of 1855 when 14 bands and tribes were merged into the Yakama Nation. Like other U.S. Indian boarding schools, it was designed to strip Native students of their culture. This article includes information about how the school was founded and the experiences of children. PDF found here. Original […]

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18Sep

Spiritual Leadership in Modern-Day Native American Culture and Approaches to Native American Religion and Christianity

This qualitative study focuses on the modern-day approaches to Native American religion and Christianity in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN metro area. The spiritual leaders interviewed were asked about the varieties of spirituality practices in the Native American community today, the potential conflicts or areas of compatibility among these various spiritual practices, and the role of […]

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23Aug

Residential school survivors need clinical and cultural care, advocates urge

At a training event geared towards helping residential school survivors and their families who are affected by trauma, an important topic was discussed: combining psychologists and social workers with community-based counselors to help patients. This combination of knowledge can be beneficial to the patient by providing a holistic treatment. Community-based counselors have cultural knowledge, and […]

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23Aug

Residential school survivors, descendents, show poorer health outcomes: survey

The results from a comprehensive study showed that residential school survivors and their descendents are more likely to suffer worse health outcomes than those who did not attend or are not descended from residential school survivors. The study looked at physical and mental health, employment and income, and housing and residential school experiences. While the […]

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20Aug

Indigenous history, culture now mandatory part of Ontario curriculum

Ontario’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report is to implement First Nation, Mé​tis and Inuit culture and history into school curriculum. This curriculum was created with input from residential school survivors, First Nation, Mé​tis, and Inuit communities. This will help all Canadian students understand the historical relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in […]

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