Native American Boarding Schools

President Joe Biden issued an apology for the United States’ role in the boarding school system, an institution which actively disenfranchised and harmed generations of indigenous peoples. Though some activists are left asking – what next?

Sunday marks the opening for a memorial to commemorate at least 50 Native American children who died attending the Rapid City boarding school more than 100 years ago. Organizers say the issue is crucial for understanding race relations in the city.

A newly published report dives deeper than ever before into US Indian boarding schools - a system where hundreds of Native children died and thousands more were disenfranchised from their families and communities.

The Department of Interior held its third stop on a tour to hear from Indian Boarding school survivors. One of the department's goals is to create a permanent oral history of what occurred.

Traditional storyteller and educator Kevin Locke recently passed away. Locke was a champion for bringing the gift of language to young children on reservations so their culture and history would remain. Wil Meya is the chairman of the Language Conservancy. He joins us to share his memories of Locke.

The organization "Remembering the Children" is developing a memorial to honor the countless children who died while attending Indian Boarding Schools from the 1800s to 1960s. It will occupy the place where children who attended the Rapid City boarding school are said to be buried. The memorial was conceived with input from survivors, tribal leaders, elders, and spiritual advisers.

A new documentary tells the history and stories of Native American children taken to a boarding school in Rapid City. Oglala Lakota filmmaker Jim Warne joins us to talk about his new film. His mother, Bev Warne, also joins us to talk about her own boarding-school experience and the damage boarding schools caused in Native American lives.

Stephanie Amiotte appeared before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Department of Interior is releasing the first volume of a report investigating deaths, abuses and other history associated with Native American boarding schools.Dozens of those schools were located within South Dakota’s borders.

Native American war hero Marcella Rose LeBeau has made her journey to the spirit world.