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One Child’s Journey Home From Carlisle After 120 Years
Sophia Tetoff, an Unangan (Aleut) girl, was 12 years old when she was brought to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School from St. Paul Island, …
We Have a Right to Know the Truth
THIS IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE Racism in the Native American and Alaska Native experience is deeply connected to genocide, literal and …
The Formation of the Boarding School Healing Coalition
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) was formed because of public outcry about the lasting effects …
Indian Boarding Schools: The First Indian Child Welfare Policy in the U.S.
Recently, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition published the second edition of Healing Voices Volume 1, which is …
We Love You! Elder Care Packages…Just Because
They say one of the best ways to heal is to accept a gift when there's no expectation of something in return. We receive gifts just because, …
“Kill the Indian, Save the Man:” An Introduction to the History of Boarding Schools
Recently, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition published the second edition of Healing Voices Volume 1, which is …
Healing with Two Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ Relatives
Dinawe maaganinaadog! Greetings, my relatives! As we near the end of Pride Month, I’m writing to you to lift up and celebrate all our Two …
Carrying Prayers to Carlisle
In 2017 I made my first visit to Pennsylvania to participate in a curriculum development institute at Dickinson College that would allow …