This lesson invites students to explore the intersection of Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and U.S. government accountability through the lens of three modern case studies: the Dakota ...

Boarding school students described a high-stress, non-stop schedule that pushes teens to the breaking point. Mitta, who is an incoming freshman at NYU, says the day-to-day life at St. Paul’s, ...

According to the report, between 1819 and 1969 the U.S. government operated or supported more than 400 boarding schools across 37 states and territories.

Members of the Thomas Indian School faculty on the campus grounds. A caption on the back of the photograph read, “Teachers on reservation being entertained at Thomas Indian School,” June 14, 1910.

The final report increased the number of boarding schools in the U.S. from 408 to 417, across 37 states or then-territories. The number includes 22 schools in Alaska and seven in Hawaii.

The oral history project was born out of the department's 2021 Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a first step of the U.S. government to recognize the dark history of boarding schools for ...