Indian Boarding Schools

President Joe Biden apologizes on behalf of the United States for the Federal Indian Boarding School Policy in effect from the 1880s to 1970 at the Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix on Oct. 25, 2026.

Indigenous leaders react to Biden's apology for boarding school era

President Joe Biden, in his first presidential visit to a tribal nation on Oct. 25, 2024, issued an apology on behalf of the United States for the federal Indian boarding school policy.

Every Child Matters: Bemidji's 1st Orange Shirt Day

Katie Carter

Acknowledging affects of residential schools on Indigenous communities

National Native American Boarding School Healing Foundation

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition in Mpls

Heidi Holtan

We talked with Executive Director Christine Diindiisi McCleave

Indian Boarding Schools: Michael Lyons discusses his family's experience

Katie Carter

Michael Lyons discusses Indian Boarding Schools

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Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo: Words of the Day Grandma "Nookomis" and Grandpa "Mishoomis"

Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the Ojibwe words for Grandma "Nookomis" and Grandpa "Mishoomis". Nana Boozhoo tells a story about his grandparents…