Victims of abusive, government-backed Native American boarding schools are expected to testify as U
MISSION, S.D. — — Native American victims of abuse at government-backed boarding schools are expected to testify Saturday as U.S Interior Secretary Deb Haalandaimed at airing the troubled history of the institutions that were forced upon tribes.
Starting with the Indian Civilization Act of 1819, the U.S. enacted laws and policies to establish and support Native American Boarding Schools. The stated goal was to"civilize" Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, but that was often carried out through abusive practices. Religious and private institutions often received federal funding and were willing partners..
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