Washington Post reporters Dana Hedgpeth and Sari Horwitz are examining the legacy of Indian boarding schools in the United States. From 1819 to 1969, the federal government forced tens of thousands of children into more than 500 boarding schools across the country in a systematic effort to destroy Native American culture, assimilate children into White society and seize tribal lands.
At least 80 of the schools were operated by the Catholic Church or its religious affiliates. The Post investigation revealed that for decades, Catholic priests, brothers and sisters raped or molested Native American children who lived at and attended some of those schools.
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