The devastating legacy of Native boarding schools: ‘no way people can apologize it away’
More than 400 Indian boarding schools operated on US soil. Vehicles for policies of assimilation, perhaps better described as cultural annihilation, the schools were brutal by design. Children were not allowed to speak their own language or practice religions and traditions.
California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’
Explosions roared through the canyons lining the Klamath River earlier this year, signaling a new chapter for the region that hugs the Oregon-California border. In October, the removal of four hydroelectric dams built on the river was completed—the largest project of its kind in U.S. history.
Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding schools: ‘a blot on U.S. history’
U.S. President Joe Biden formally apologized for the United States government’s role in running at least 523 Indian boarding schools. His remarks were given at the Gila Crossing community school outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and marked his first visit to Indian country as president.
100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states
It’s been a century now since an act of Congress granted citizenship to Native Americans, but advocates say that right bestowed in 1924 still hasn’t translated into equal access to the ballot. Inequities are especially pronounced in remote regions across the U.S., and some key Southwestern states with large Native American populations.
Biden-Harris administration announces new actions to support Indian Country and Native Communities
This week, President Biden is hosting the second Tribal Nations Summit of his Administration to help foster Nation-to-Nation relationships and provide Tribal leaders with an opportunity to engage directly with senior Administration officials. Since taking office, President Biden has prioritized relationships with Tribal Nations that are built on respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance,
Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago
The Rappahannock Tribe, a Native Tribe in Virginia, has reacquired 465 acres of sacred land at Fones Cliff. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams celebrated the tribe’s reacquisiton of the land. Fones Cliff is the ancestral home of the tribe, located on the eastern side of the […]
