A new federal study shows the U.S. government supported more than 400 Native American boarding schools aimed at assimilating Native children. Nearly 20 of the schools accounted for over 500 child deaths.
The Interior Department's findings released Wednesday expanded the number of schools known to have operated.So far, more than 50 burial sites at or near the schools have been identified, not all with marked graves.The boarding schools have a dark history of children taken from their families and prohibited from speaking their Native languages.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced last year her agency would investigate their legacy and uncover the truth about the government’s role in them.
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