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Haaland seeks healing for Native American boarding school survivors

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May 22, 2022 National, News from NPR

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will speak with survivors of Native American boarding schools as part of a tour called "The Road to Healing." Her department found that between 1819 and 1969, the federal government operated or supported more than 400 schools.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department’s Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.

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