Will The US Finally Take Responsibility For The Impact Of Its Indigenous Boarding Schools?
On this edition of Your Call, were discussing the roots of Indigenous boarding schools in the US, which were a model for Canadas residential schools. The US hasnt kept documentation of the true number of boarding schools, but historians believe there were more than 350  twice as many as in Canada. Researchers also believe there are similar burial sites at US boarding schools. Many Indigenous communities are calling on the US to finally acknowledge its role in attempting to destroy Native culture, language and family. Guest:  Mary Annette Pember, citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe and national correspondent for Indian Country Today  Web Resources:  Indian Country Today, Mary Annette Pember: 'We won't forget about the children'  NPR: U.S. Boarding Schools Were The Blueprint For Indigenous Family Separation In Canada  The Washington Post, Deb Haaland: My grandparents were stolen from their families as children. We must learn about this history. The Atlantic, Mary Annette Pember: Death by Civilization