Ron Singer's experience at a Native American boarding school underlines a painful legacy; he describes the environment as prison-like, with harsh punishments for misbehavior.
President Biden's apology for the abuses in Native American boarding schools acknowledges a dark period in U.S. history, where thousands of children were stripped of their cultural identity.
For over 150 years, Native American children were forcibly taken from their families, subjected to brutal treatment intended to erase their cultural heritage and language.
The recent Interior Department report highlights the staggering impact of boarding schools, identifying nearly 19,000 children who attended and documenting the deaths of at least 973.
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