These two historic districts underscore New Mexico's diverse cultural heritage and commitment to preserving the past. Their inclusion in the state register is a testament to the efforts of historians, ...

Sussex County's 8 school districts must reset tax rates to contend with billions of new dollars on their tax sheets. Indian River made its call July 1.

Washington AGO and TAC release a preliminary report on Indian boarding schools, outlining historical impacts and paths for ...

More than 100 years after their service, a dozen Oklahomans who fought in WWI are eligible for the Valor Medals Review.

Many of the schools were government-funded and based off the model at Carlisle Indian Industrial School, one of the largest ...

Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be taken from their parents and placed in foster care ...

The Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, established in 1884 near Newkirk, Oklahoma, was one of the first off-reservation boarding schools in the United States. Operating until 1980, it aimed to ...

Trump’s order expanding school choice to Indian Country met resistance from parents and educators who worried it would ...

Native American boarding school funding under scrutiny in lawsuit The lawsuit filed by the Wichita and Washoe tribes demands an accounting of an estimated $23.3 billion in misappropriated funds.

The Indian Civilization Fund Act of 1819 later codified and expanded this policy, leading to a rise in the number of religious Indian boarding schools across the country; by 1877, there were 47.

Mary Annette Pember’s mother was sent to an Indian boarding school in Wisconsin at age 5, and in “Medicine River” she investigates the legacy of such schools on Native Americans.

For each historical period of U.S. Native school policy—missionaries, boarding schools, public schools—there are powerful examples of Native people who challenged harmful practices in education.