The Department of the Interior found that the children died in the custody of the schools.
“The lasting and profound impacts of the federal government’s boarding school system have never been appropriately addressed,” Haaland wrote. “This attempt to wipe out Native
identity, language and culture continues to manifest itself in the disparities our communities face.”Crystal Echo Hawk, founder and executive director of IllumiNative, a social and racial justice organization, said the report marks an important turning point for the Interior Department. Her grandfather attended a school where he was beaten and had his mouth washed out with soap for speaking Pawnee, a language that is now considered endangered.
“This is one of the most important and devastating historical events on the level that changed the trajectory of Native peoples,” she said. The report details includes how the United States, through official laws and policies, separated children from their families as a way to weaken communities and make it easier for the government to take their lands.
In its recommendations, the agency called for continued investigation into the federal Indian boarding school system, including identifying and interviewing surviving former students of the schools and providing them with mental health care. It also called for facilitating the transfer of remains so they can receive proper burials and memorializing the children with a monument.
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