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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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The federal government will investigate the tragic legacy of American Indian boarding schools through a new program that will search for and identify remains of children who did not return home. The initiative follows the grim discovery of previously undocumented remains of 215 children on the grounds of a Canadian residential school.

'Our communities are still mourning': Secretary Haaland announces Indian boarding school initiative
‘Our communities are still mourning’: Secretary Haaland announces Indian boarding school initiative

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announces a new federal initiative to address the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school era on June 22, 2021.”Ou…
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Also, the Supreme Court ruled that Alaska Native Corporations can receive a share of federal funding for COVID-19 relief.

And Shawnee leaders travel to the Serpent Mound in Ohio to educate tourists and new agers about the significance of the area to their tribe.

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