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Deb Haaland

7/12/2023

Indigenous Human Remains, Mostly Boarding School Children, Reported In 3 States This Week

Nancy Marie Spears

Indigenous communities in three states are mourning the discovery of human remains this week, many of them children at boarding schools.

The Past and Present of Indigenous Child Welfare

12/30/2022

Top Stories of 2022: The Past and Present of Indigenous Child Welfare

The Imprint staff reports

This year, The Imprint reported on developments specific to Indigenous child welfare, including a challenge at the Supreme Court of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

First-of-its-kind Survey Examines Trauma and Healing Among Indigenous Survivors of Family Separation

8/29/2022

First-of-its-kind Survey Examines Trauma and Healing Among Indigenous Survivors of Family Separation

Nancy Marie Spears and Farrah Mina

Researchers in Minnesota are collaborating on a survey of Indigenous survivors of family separation to document the abuse and participants' ways of coping.

Nancy Marie Spears

7/20/2022

Nancy Marie Spears Wins Top Awards From Native American Journalism Association

Michael Fitzgerald

Nancy Marie Spears, a Cherokee journalist and contributing reporter with The Imprint, received three awards from the Native American Journalists Association. Photo via Spears.
Journalist Nancy Marie Spears, a recent University of Oklahoma graduate and contributing reporter for The Imprint, has won top honors from the Native American Journalists Association.  

The Past and Present of Indigenous Child Welfare

7/9/2022

Historic ‘Healing Tour’ Launched in Oklahoma Honors Survivors of Indian Boarding Schools

Nancy Marie Spears

At a southern Oklahoma gymnasium, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland kicked off her "Road to Healing" tour, hearing from survivors of America's Indian boarding schools.

Federal Court of Canada Approves Class-Action Lawsuit for ‘Millennium Scoop’

7/5/2022

Federal Court of Canada Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit for ‘Millennium Scoop’

The Imprint staff reports

In Canada, a federal court judged approved a class-action lawsuit encompassing Indigenous people forcibly sent to Indian boarding schools from 1992 to 2020, and their descendants.

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Legislation Enacting Boarding Schools Truth and Healing Commission Advances

6/21/2022

Legislation Enacting Boarding Schools Truth and Healing Commission Advances

Nancy Marie Spears

A bill that would establish a formal Truth and Healing Commission for Indian boarding school survivors was given preliminary approval by a House committee last week.

    5/12/2022

    Following Landmark Report on Indian Boarding Schools, Survivors Call on Congress for Broader Inquiry

    Michael Fitzgerald

    After findings about the damage caused by government-run Indian boarding schools, former students want more investigation into the matter.

    The U.S. Government Releases Landmark Investigation Into the Brutal Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    5/11/2022

    The U.S. Government Releases Landmark Investigation Into the Brutal Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    Michael Fitzgerald

    The Department of Interior released a 102-page report on the devastation and cruelty imposed on Indigenous communities through Indian boarding schools.

    U.S. Boarding Schools for Native Americans

    12/22/2021

    Haaland’s Bold Initiative to Revisit the Tortuous Past of U.S. Boarding Schools for Native Americans, and Alumni Reflections

    Nancy Marie Spears

    In June, Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland ordered a long-overdue investigation into the thousands of Indigenous children the U.S. government sent to boarding schools over the course of a century.

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