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Voices from the boarding schools: Direct quotes from superintendents, teachers, students, the Supreme Court, and special reports to the Secretary of the Interior

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Historical records about Indian boarding schools – forced re-education and labor camps – are abundant. Superintendents had to write reports to superiors every year, and these were passed on to the Secretary of the Interior. Today, Secretary Deb Haaland’s call … Continue reading →

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Report Describes Cultural Genocide in Canada

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Making international news, a report by a Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission describes a century of cultural genocide through the use of horrific boarding schools in Canada.  Though the last school closed in 1996, the wounds continue. See my earlier … Continue reading →

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Australia Says Sorry to Aborigines

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Amazing stuff out of Australia.  This would be a step in the right direction in the U.S. Here’s a short video, Australia says sorry to Aborigines.

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