President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school site in Pennsylvania to commemorate the resilience of tribes whose children were forced to attend the school and similar abusive institutions.
FILE - A building that formed part of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School campus is seen at U.S. Army ’s Carlisle Barracks, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Carlisle , Pa. The White House announced the creation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument as Biden hosted a summit of tribal leaders.
The children were often taken against the will of their parents, and an estimated 187 Native American and Alaska Native children died at the institution in Carlisle, including from tuberculosis and other diseases.
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