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Stewart Indian School museum to tell the full story

The site of the Stewart Indian School is opening up a museum and cultural center in the spring of 2019. The Nevada Indian Commission formed a cultural advisory committee with school alumni and their descendants to gather testimonies, and hired researchers and Native artists to help with the exhibits. For many, the Stewart Indian School is a place filled with bad memories of abuse, and cultural genocide. However, some students from later generations mentioned they had positive experiences at the school. The museum hopes to educate the public about a period in history that is largely unknown by the general public.

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Source: Claire Cudahy. “Stewart Indian School museum to tell the full story.” July 10, 2018. Nevada Appeal. https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/stewart-indian-school-museum-to-tell-the-full-story/#