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As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored
As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored
As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored

Published on: 06/24/2026

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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, right, and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, left, listen as April Hiosik Ignacio, center, speaks, Jan. 20, 2023, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Hundreds of Indigenous people have testified. They’ve sobbed, cursed and laughed in spite of it all. Many told stories about their time in boarding schools that they’ve kept inside for decades, finally able to begin recovering from childhood trauma.

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