Forced into Federal Boarding Schools as Children, Native Americans Confront the Past | Retro Report

Native Americans demand accountability for a federal policy that aimed to erase Indigenous culture. Lesson plan for educators: bit.ly/RR-Boarding
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[@mercyagi6828]

Shameful atrocities to our Native People. Heart breaking

[@ididntasktobehere]

I feel betrayed of my education. I have learned more about history and America now as an adult from docs like these than I ever did in school.

[@l.ellei.sorensen4121]

THE TRUTH HEALS, but it takes time.

[@teganwho8653]

Tragic and heartbreaking that this is the real America that no one wants to talk about 😢

[@Ringer5]

Yet another fine piece produced by the best documentary channel on RUclips. Love the contenet. Keep up the great histroy.

[@charlenef.9055]

😮 thank you for the time and revelation commitment to the untold, unspoken part of the history the government pushed upon the county's indigenous. This land has so many sorrows push upon humankind to repent from. 😢😢😢

[@claire5399]

Those faces on those children looked as if they are terrified. Justified

[@T61APL89]

Just commenting to say I appreciate these reports!

[@RETROREPORT]

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[@Brittneycaswell68]

I wonder if she can help my locate some of my family members from residential school in Morley Alberta my hometown I found a lot of unmarked tombstones

[@ravennelson827]

Growing up I see we as natives have drank from the same cup and are learning to deal with how our world is spinning . Blessings