Schools tried to forcibly assimilate Indigenous kids. Can the U.S. make amends?

Judy Woodruff:

A mass grave with the remains of 215 children was recently found near the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, a boarding school in British Columbia, Canada. It closed in 1978.

It was a shocking discovery, and part of a dark history of forcibly assimilating indigenous people.

Indian boarding schools have a long history in this country as well. Just yesterday, Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland announced a new federal initiative that will — quote — "uncover the truth" and the lasting consequences of these schools.

Jeffrey Brown has the story of one of them and an attempt to understand and acknowledge a troubled past.

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