Denise Lajimodiere finally obtains her father’s file from the Chemawa Indian School near Salem, Oregon. Through this journey she and her father come to learn more about the history and the impacts of boarding school on Native Americans. Lajimodiere understands how trauma can be passed through generations, and her father, after viewing the documentary In the […]
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is calling on Christian denominations, including the Episcopal Church to examine their history with boarding schools, locate records and documents, and issue an apology for the atrocities committed against Native people. So far, the Presbyterian Church in the US has apologized, but the Episcopalian Church has […]
Many students at Carlisle were “loaned out” to white families to work as cheap labor in what were called ‘Outings’. Deaths occurred through illness or injury and were not always recorded. Additionally, students were not always buried in unmarked graves. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is searching for missing students. One […]
The First Alaskans Institute and the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) are collaborating on a film that focuses on the interviews of boarding school survivors. They trained youth reporters in the art of creating film, as well as educating them on the history and impacts of boarding schools. The youth will have […]
The author makes a strong case for shifting from trauma informed care, which only focuses on the trauma a person has experienced, to healing centered engagement, which focuses on a holistic approach that not only addresses a person’s trauma but also how to collectively heal from traumatic experiences. There are 4 components to healing centered […]
Mary Kininnook died three days after her 14th birthday. Her burial location is unknown, but she is likely in one of the graves marked “unknown.” Tribal elders want to find and return her remains, but US army officials say they will not disturb the graves marked “unknown.” Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Jeff […]
This book is about the residential school experience of Irene Couchie–Jenny Kay Dupuis’ grandmother. It is ideal for children 7-11 years old and a good way to begin the conversation about Native American residential schools. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Stephanie Joe. “Book Review: I am not a number. By Jenny Kay Dupuis […]
An Inuk mother in Canada hadn’t seen her daughter, Marieyvonne Alaka, since she was 4 years old. At that age Alaka was sent to a boarding school where she was injured and contracted tuberculosis. She died her family spent years not knowing where she is buried. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Jane Sponagle. […]
The history of the removal of Native American children who were forced to attend boarding schools. Children continued to be removed due to living in “unfit households” with “unfit mothers” until the passaged of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Becky Little. “Government Boarding Schools Once Separated Native […]
An article explaining the similarities of the current President’s policy of removing children from their families to the boarding school era and the Orphan Trains. The administration continues to defend this policy, saying they are following the law. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Charles P. Pierce. “It’s Not About the Law, Unless You […]
Several male members of the Hopi tribe were held in Alcatraz in San Francisco. Considered to be “hostiles” because they would not conform to the ways of living the government wanted, including the opposition of sending their children to boarding schools, the men were imprisoned. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Craig Glassner. “From […]
Native American boarding school survivors describe the lasting trauma they experienced as a “soul wound” that has not healed. The trauma has manifested as dysfunction in tribal communities. Now, tribes must being the healing process. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Andrea Smith. “Soul Wound: The Legacy of Native American Schools.” October 9, 2015. […]
