A closer look at the federal boarding school system: 150 years of forced assimilation Congress laid the framework for a nationwide boarding school system for Native Americans in 1819 under the 5th ...

They came from dozens of tribes under forced assimilation policies that were meant to erase Native American traditions and “civilize” the children so they would better fit into white society.

In recent years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of Native American art within the broader landscape of contemporary ...

Join Levi Rickert, editor of Native News Online, as he interviews Dr. Aaron Payment, a tribal council member of the Sault Ste ...