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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Brian Newland (Baymills Indian Community) will visit Millellax County, Minnesota for the seventh time on Saturday, June 3, 2023, the Department of the Interior said on Friday. announced a visit for The “Road to Healing” tour.
The visit is part of a year-long national tour that provides an opportunity to share experiences with Native Americans and their descendants who survived Indian boarding schools.
According to the Department of the Interior’s 2022 edition, Minnesota had at least 16 federal Indian boarding schools. investigation report Lists 408 federally supported boarding schools. This report was one of the outputs of the Ministry of the Interior.Federal Indian Boarding School ConceptShedding light on the history and legacy of Indian federal boarding school policy issues. Following the publication of the first volume of the Department’s research report in May last year, Professor Harland launched a “Road to Healing” initiative to collect oral histories from affected Indigenous communities with trauma-based support. Announced.
Previous stops on “The Road to Healing” tour include the Native American community of Anadarko, Oklahoma. Pelston, Michigan. Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. Many farms in Navajo Arizona. and the Tulalip Reservation in Washington.
native news online will be on-site at the June 3 event as part of an ongoing reporting project on Indian boarding schools and their impact on Native American families and communities.
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Jenna Kunze is a staff reporter covering Indian health, environment and breaking news at Native News Online. She is also the lead reporter for the publication of articles related to boarding schools and repatriation in India. Her byline has appeared in The Arctic Sounder, High Country News, Indian Country Today, Tribal Business News, Smithsonian Magazine, Elle and Anchorage Daily News. Kunze is based in New York.
