At the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), our mission is based on exposing truth, promoting justice, and fostering healing for boarding school survivors and their descendants. And while we may focus on Indigenous people, we believe, as many Native traditions tell us, that all beings are related – and that our ability to thrive is directly tied to the health and safety of all.
On March 27, 2020, I watched a Facebook video, of our tribal Chairman, Mark Fox, of the Three Affiliated Tribes, discussing the first positive case of COVID-19 on our reservation.[1] In his opening remarks
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. […]
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 […]
