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After boarding schools report, one Indigenous historian wants victims' stories told

Published May 20, 2022 at 3:23 PM EDT
A photograph archived at the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, shows a group of Indigenous students who attended the Ramona Industrial School in Santa Fe. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP)
A photograph archived at the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, shows a group of Indigenous students who attended the Ramona Industrial School in Santa Fe. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP)

After the release of the Department of the Interior’s report on the abuse at Native American boarding schools, Indigenous people want to see the creation of a Truth and Healing Commission.

Janine Pease, a research historian and  Board Chairman of the Crow Language Consortium, says it’s essential to tell the names and stories of victims and survivors.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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