Posted on Dec 4, 2021
Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools
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When it was time for Winona James to return to school, her family hid her in brush near their home in the Carson Valley to prevent officials from the Stewart Indian School from finding her.
James, a member of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, was among the more than 20,000 students who were sent to the boarding school as part of a federal program designed to forcibly assimilate Native Americans into dominant Euro-American culture. She attended for one year, but her family feared for her life.
"I can remember that my grandmother didn't want me to come back to Stewart because she thought I would never, ever go back home again," she said in interview for a University of Nevada, Reno history initiative in 1984.
When it was time for Winona James to return to school, her family hid her in brush near their home in the Carson Valley to prevent officials from the Stewart Indian School from finding her.
James, a member of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, was among the more than 20,000 students who were sent to the boarding school as part of a federal program designed to forcibly assimilate Native Americans into dominant Euro-American culture. She attended for one year, but her family feared for her life.
"I can remember that my grandmother didn't want me to come back to Stewart because she thought I would never, ever go back home again," she said in interview for a University of Nevada, Reno history initiative in 1984.
Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for the transparent read/share. Good starting point Brother William.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Another sad part of our history... the Right will probably include it in CRT... & bar it from being taught in school.
..."Descendants of Paiute, Washoe and Shoshone people who attended the Stewart School during the 90 years it was in operation told stories of bounties being offered to bring Native children to the school; of students attempting to run away due to starvation; and of extreme overcrowding in dormitories.
"It is a tragedy that it has taken so long for the federal government to undertake an honest accounting of an immoral program that existed here for generations," Sisolak said at the Stewart Indian School, which now houses a cultural center and museum.
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The governor apologized on behalf of the state and promised to fully cooperate with the Interior Department and its first Native American secretary, Deb Haaland, as they review records and investigate the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools."
..."Descendants of Paiute, Washoe and Shoshone people who attended the Stewart School during the 90 years it was in operation told stories of bounties being offered to bring Native children to the school; of students attempting to run away due to starvation; and of extreme overcrowding in dormitories.
"It is a tragedy that it has taken so long for the federal government to undertake an honest accounting of an immoral program that existed here for generations," Sisolak said at the Stewart Indian School, which now houses a cultural center and museum.
Hundreds Of Unmarked Graves Found At Another Former School For Indigenous Children
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Hundreds of unmarked graves found at another former school for Indigenous children
The governor apologized on behalf of the state and promised to fully cooperate with the Interior Department and its first Native American secretary, Deb Haaland, as they review records and investigate the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel As I have mentioned previously on Rally Point: GOD Bless each and everyone of you Native American Indians.
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