More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/native-american-deaths-burial-sites-boarding-schools/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com

[u/washingtonpost]

More than 3,100 children died at schools designed to erase Native American cultures. A year-long investigation by The Post identified more than three times the number of deaths and nearly twice the number of burial sites documented by the federal government at Indian boarding schools.

To tabulate deaths and find details about students’ names and causes of death, reporters reviewed thousands of reports filed by school officials, enrollment records, death certificates, census records, archived news reports and research by local historians. While some cemeteries are marked, others are hidden, neglected or have been paved over by development.

Read the full investigation here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/native-american-deaths-burial-sites-boarding-schools/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com