The Northern Arapaho tribe is fighting to reclaim the bodies of children who died while attending boarding school under the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The tribe sees this as an important step in the healing process, but also wants the US government to acknowledge their role and responsibility for the trauma inflicted upon Native children who attended these schools. While government recognition would help the Arapaho continue the healing process, the tribe believes active participation from their own people is also critical. The tribe will continue to fight to have the remains of children returned to them in order to be properly buried.
Source: Melodie Edwards. “Northern Arapaho seek healing for historic boarding school traumas.” Wyoming Public Media. February 26, 2016. http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/northern-arapaho-seek-healing-historic-boarding-school-traumas#stream/0
