At least 3,100 Native Americans killed in US boarding schools: WP
- An investigation by The Post found that 3,104 Indigenous students died at U.S. Boarding schools between 1828 and 1970, which is three times the number in a recent government assessment.
- President Joe Biden apologized to Native American peoples, calling the atrocities 'a sin that stains our souls.'
- The Post reports that more than 800 of these students were buried in or near cemeteries at the schools, with many children's bodies never returned to their families or tribes.
- The causes of death included infectious diseases, malnutrition, and accidents, highlighting a dark chapter in American history.
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