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Reckoning with the forced assimilation of Native American children

Reckoning with the forced assimilation of Native American children

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Reckoning with the forced assimilation of Native American children

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Department of the Interior released a report showing that between 1819 and 1969, hundreds of Native American children died while in the federal Indian boarding school system. The probe takes a deep look at the systemic way in which the US government forced indigenous families to assimilate, often through widespread abuse.

Plus, even as COVID cases rise, many Americans say the pandemic is over.

And, billions in new aid for Ukraine.

Guests: Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, Bryan Newland.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, and Lydia McMullen-Laird. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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Released:
May 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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