Washington works to reconcile its history of Indigenous boarding schools

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"Educating was never an actual part of these schools," said Theresa Sheldon, a citizen of the Tulalip Tribes and director of policy and advocacy for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
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In May 2022, the Department of the Interior published a listing 37 states where federally funded Indian boarding schools operated. The report gave eight recommendations for how the country can improve its relationship with tribal nations, including by encouraging Indigenous language revitalization, promoting Indigenous health research.
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