In 2017 I made my first visit to Pennsylvania to participate in a curriculum development institute at Dickinson College that would allow …
Healing Voices Blog
Acknowledging Racial Injustice and Charting the Path to Healing
At the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), our mission is based on exposing truth, promoting justice, and …
Surveying the Records of Pipestone Indian School
Greetings and salutations, NABS is on a mission. Every day, we dedicate ourselves to understanding and addressing the ongoing trauma created …
Once you were children, now you are warriors
We are grateful to our friend, Sandy White Hawk, who presently serves as president of the NABS board of directors. We are thankful for her …
Decolonizing Coronavirus: Returning to Traditional Indigenous Prevention Strategies in the time of COVID-19
On March 27, 2020, I watched a Facebook video, of our tribal Chairman, Mark Fox, of the Three Affiliated Tribes, discussing the first …
A Time for Grieving and a Time for Healing—the Light in the Darkness of COVID-19
Dinawe maaganinaadog. Greetings my relatives. I hope you are all staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 …
When Research is Ceremony, Collective Healing Can Emerge
I often wonder what it must have felt like for mis Abuelitos La-La and José Quintero when they decided to leave their home in Zacatecas, …
Digital Archivist: Looking Forward to Contributing to Meaningful Change
Greetings! In October of last year, I became an import to the Midwest from Tucson, Arizona, to serve as part of the NABS team as the …
From Christine: The Many Prayers and Calls for Healing
Boozhoo! Dinawe maaganinaadog! (Hello, greetings my relatives!) I’m writing to you today from Boulder, Colorado, where it all started for …