Native American Children Suffered Mental and Physical Abuse in Boarding Schools
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According to a recent investigation by the US Department of the Interior and Indian Affairs, hundreds of Native American children died in the last century while attending boarding schools. The US government or Christian organizations ran the schools. According to the report, for decades, American Indian children have been the victims of mental and physical abuse. Mike Kirsch has the story.
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