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Indian Boarding School Survivors Respond to Biden's Apology

Nov 12, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

In its attempt to crush Native America through assimilation, the U.S. government created, operated, funded and perpetuated a network of hundreds of Indian boarding schools across the country. For centuries, the government forcibly severed Indigenous children from their families and tribal homes. Countless students were subjected to sexual, emotional and physical abuse. Nearly 1,000 schoolchildren died. Many were buried in unmarked graves.
Biden Issues ‘Long Overdue’ Apology for Indian Boarding Schools

Oct 25, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

Standing beneath the foothills of the Estrella Mountains near the Gila River Indian Community, President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned, first-ever apology to survivors of Indian boarding schools today, calling the years between 1819 and 1969 shameful and “one of the most horrific chapters in American history.” Surrounded by Native American tribal leaders in Arizona, the 46th U.S. president appeared visibly emotional as he belted out his main message to the assembled: “I formally...
New Online Resources to Assist Indian Child Welfare Cases

Oct 24, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

A new online training portal has been created to assist tribes, social workers and child welfare attorneys on the intricacies of laws that affect Indigenous children and families. Created by the California Tribal Families Coalition, the portal launched Oct. 15.
First-ever Oral Histories of Indian Boarding School Survivors

Oct 11, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

They’ve come from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. From the Ojibwe and Inupiaq. Smoke rises from bundles of sweetgrass, cedar and sage as they tell their stories of surviving Indian boarding schools. For some, the recounting is not new. They bring weathered black-and-white family photos to honor relatives lost. Others, until now, have never disclosed their still-raw childhood trauma.
Minnesotans Rally at State Supreme Court to Support ICWA

Sep 30, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Alex Perez |Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

Amid drums, smudging and chants to “bring our children home,” supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act gathered early this morning outside the Minnesota Capitol building, as the state’s highest court considered the latest legal threat to the bedrock 1978 law. The rally outside the Supreme Court today was deeply personal for Korina Barry, of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
California Bills Aim to Better Serve Indigenous Youth and Families

Sep 17, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

Numerous bills on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk share the goal of better serving the state’s Indigenous children and families, an effort that includes long-sought legislation to tackle the problem of youth who go missing from foster care.
Indigenous Child Psychologist To Retire — But Her Work Continues

Sep 12, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

Child psychologist Dolores “Dee” Subia BigFoot plans to launch her retirement on Oct. 10, after more than three decades in the child welfare field, alongside family, friends and colleagues. But that party is only the beginning of the planned festivities. To honor the Northern Cheyenne traditions of her late husband and four children, the celebration will last four full days.
Top Federal Official Stresses Tribes’ Early Childhood Programs

Aug 8, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

In a recent interview, an official with the Biden administration sat down with The Imprint to describe how the federal government is working to repair harm caused over centuries to Native American families — with a focus on the earliest years of a child’s life. Katie Hamm, deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Early Childhood Development, acknowledged the “many, many centuries of policies perpetrated by the U.S. government that have been harmful” to tribal families.
Harris' VP Pick Has Kept Kids and Families Front and Center

Aug 7, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Alex Perez |Nancy Spears |Michael FitzGerald |Michael Fitzgerald |Nancy Marie

When the Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris, announced her choice for vice president Tuesday, she praised the smiling, understated midwestern governor as a champion of children and families. Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has made breakfast and lunch free in schools, provided one of the nation’s most generous tax credits for low-income parents and ensured paid family leave for almost all workers.
Government Tallies Harms of Indian Boarding Schools

Jul 31, 2024 | imprintnews.org | Nancy Spears |Nancy Marie

The federal government has concluded a comprehensive inquiry into one of the American continent’s darkest and most tragic episodes: The more than century-long tactics to forcefully assimilate Native American children separated from their families and tribes into hundreds of so-called Indian boarding schools.