US inquiry finds burial sites at 53 Native American boarding schools

By Abigail Adcox

Published May 12, 2022 1:25am ET

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US inquiry finds burial sites at 53 Native American boarding schools — Marked or unmarked burial sites were found at around 53 different Native American boarding schools across the United States as part of an investigation by the Interior Department into the “troubled legacy” of the institutions, which removed thousands of children from their homes. An initial analysis found that 19 schools accounted for 500 deaths during […]

Marked or unmarked burial sites were found at around 53 different Native American boarding schools across the United States as part of an investigation by the Interior Department into the “troubled legacy” of the institutions, which removed thousands of children from their homes.

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