For more than one hundred years, thousands of Native American children were taken from their homes and sent to residential Indian schools in the United States and Canada, to forcibly assimilate them into white culture and Christianity.

Indigenous advocate Jennifer Night Bird Miller describes cruelties they endured and what she hopes for as the U.S. moves toward understanding this painful past.

“The US citizens need to know and acknowledge that these atrocities have occurred and the people are still here. And in order for us to heal, we need acknowledgment.” 

Plus -- Sandi Cianciulli and MaryAnne Robins from the Carlisle Indian School Project 90 miles northwest of Baltimore, tell us how they hope to memorialize young lives lost.

Links: Carlisle Indian School Project,  Washington Post Op Ed by Deb Haaland,  Map of locations of US Native American Boarding Schools, Home From School: The Children of Carlisle documentary, Secretary Haaland's plan for the Indian Boarding School Initiative investigation, Guardianvideo history of residential schools in Canada.

Kerry Hawk Lessard, executive director of Native American Lifelines in Baltimore discusses the lack of Native American representation in Covid 19 data here. 

For more than one hundred years, thousands of Native American children were taken from their homes and sent to residential Indian schools in the United States and Canada, to forcibly assimilate them into white culture and Christianity.
Indigenous advocate Jennifer Night Bird Miller describes cruelties they endured and what she hopes for as the U.S. moves toward understanding this painful past.
&ldquo;The US citizens need to know and acknowledge that these atrocities have occurred and the people are still here. And in order for us to heal, we need acknowledgment.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Plus -- Sandi Cianciulli and MaryAnne Robins from the Carlisle Indian School Project 90 miles northwest of Baltimore, tell us how they hope to memorialize young lives lost.
Links: <a href="https://carlisleindianschoolproject.com/">Carlisle Indian School Project</a>,&nbsp; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/11/deb-haaland-indigenous-boarding-schools/">Washington Post Op Ed by Deb Haaland</a>, &nbsp;<a href="http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/docs-addresources/Locations_IndianBoardingSchools_UnitedStates.pdf">Map of locations</a> of US Native American Boarding Schools, <a href="https://calderaproductions.com/home-from-school/">Home From School: The Children of Carlisle</a> documentary, Secretary Haaland's <a href="https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/secint-memo-esb46-01914-federal-indian-boarding-school-truth-initiative-2021-06-22-final508-1.pdf">plan for the Indian Boarding School Initiative</a> investigation, Guardian<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/jul/01/residential-schools-canada-indigenous-childrens-lives-video"> </a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/jul/01/residential-schools-canada-indigenous-childrens-lives-video">video history</a> of residential schools in Canada.
Kerry Hawk Lessard, executive director of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nativeamericanlifelines.org/">Native American Lifelines in Baltimore</a> discusses the lack of Native American representation in Covid 19 data <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/on-the-record/2020-05-19/american-indian-communities-work-to-cope-with-covid-19">here</a>.&nbsp;

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On The Record is co-hosted by Sheilah Kast and Ashley Sterner. Sheilah and Ashley are excited to share conversations with audacious artists, intrepid scientists, community leaders and more. And of course, tales from the beloved Stoop Storytelling Series!
Currently, you'll hear On The Record on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the full hour of NPR's Morning Edition on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On The Record is produced by Maureen Harvie and Melissa Gerr. Theme music created by Jon Ehrens. Logo designed by Louis Umerlik.
If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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