Coverage dated May 10, 2022 to May 11, 2022

Report on American Indian boarding schools reveals horrible treatment of Indigenous children

Headline from CBS News

A new Interior Department report says over 500 Indigenous children died at the boarding schools, but the department expects that number to rise into the thousands as its probe continues.

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Reports & sources

53 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    US gov’t: At least 53 burial sites at Indigenous boarding schools (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Boarding schools were part of a policy to sever cultural traditions and take land from Indigenous people, report finds.

  2. Bismarck Tribune

    US identifies Native American boarding schools, burial sites; North Dakota had 12 schools (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at

  4. KIII Corpus Christi

    Report: At least 500 children died at Native American boarding schools (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    The Native American boarding schools have a dark history of children being taken from their families and prohibited from speaking their languages.

  5. Herald Bulletin

    US identifies Native American boarding schools, burial sites (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than

  6. WMUR

    US finds more than 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Interior Department report released Wednesday expands to more than 400 the number of schools that were known to have operated across the U.S. for 150 years, starting in the early 19th century.

  7. NBC News

    U.S. counts Indian boarding school deaths for first time, but leaves key questions unanswered (opens NBC News)

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    The Interior Department documented more than 500 deaths of Indigenous children, but it's far from a complete count. "We have a long way to go," one expert said.

  8. NBC Los Angeles

    US Counts Indian Boarding School Deaths For First Time, But Leaves Key Questions Unanswered (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The Interior Department documented more than 500 deaths of Indigenous children, but it’s far from a complete count. “We have a long way to go,” one expert said.

  9. CBS News

    Report on American Indian boarding schools reveals horrible treatment of Indigenous children (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A new Interior Department report says over 500 Indigenous children died at the boarding schools, but the department expects that number to rise into the thousands as its probe continues.

  10. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    US identifies more than 400 Native American boarding schools, more than 50 burial sites (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools has identified more than 400 schools that were supported by the U.S. government and more than 50 associated burial sites.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. identifies Native American boarding schools, burial sites (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The report released by the Interior Department expands the number of schools that were known to have operated for 150 years, starting in the early 19th century.

  12. Delaware Public Media

    U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A federal study of Native American boarding schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 400 such schools and more than 50 associated burial sites.

  13. Towleroad Gay News

    Hundreds Of Native American Children Died In Abusive US-run Schools (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Washington (AFP) - More than 500 Native American children died in US government-run boarding schools at which students were physically abused and denied food,

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Report details brutal treatment of Indigenous children attending U.S. boarding schools (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Learn about a recent report that outlines the 'cultural genocide' of Native American boarding schools in the U.S.

  15. Christian Science Monitor

    500 Native Americans died in US residential schools, Feds say (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    A federal study has identified more than 500 student deaths at government-backed boarding schools that sought to assimilate Native American youth into white society. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland described the study as a first step toward justice for the victims.

  16. America Magazine

    Report identifies abuses of Native American children in U.S. boarding schools, some run by Catholics (opens America Magazine)

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    About 50 percent of the schools received support or involvement from religious institutions or organizations, according to the report.

  17. The Economist

    A report on Native American boarding schools shows their horrors (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Some of the children never returned home

  18. Delaware Public Media

    Burial sites linked to Native American boarding schools ID'd in government report (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    An Interior Department report identified more than 400 Native American boarding schools that assimilated and often abused Indigenous children. The probe has uncovered more than 500 deaths so far.

  19. Portland Press Herald

    U.S. finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Tribal leaders have pressed the Interior Department to ensure that any children’s remains are properly cared for and returned to their tribes.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.