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Oklahoma was home to more Indian boarding schools than any other state. The federal government said that unmarked burial sites were found at more than 50 Indian boarding schools. They also said more than 500 children died while at these schools and they expect that count to go up.Seventy-nine of those were in Oklahoma, which is the most out of any state.KOCO 5 has been going through a 100-page report that says physical, sexual and emotional abuse took place at these boarding schools for decades.Boarding schools from across the country received federal funding from 1819 to 1969. The US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was the first Native American to serve in the cabinet in US History and said these federal policies attempted to wipe out native identity, language and culture.The report said these schools used military sites and were designed to separate a child from their reservation, family, language and culture and were even forced to cut their hair.The report also said police forcibly removed children from their homes to take them to the schools.In the conclusion, it says the department expects the approximate number of Indian children who died at the boarding schools will be in the thousands or tens of thousands. Watch the video player above for the full story.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Oklahoma was home to more Indian boarding schools than any other state.
The federal government said that unmarked burial sites were found at more than 50 Indian boarding schools. They also said more than 500 children died while at these schools and they expect that count to go up.
Seventy-nine of those were in Oklahoma, which is the most out of any state.
KOCO 5 has been going through a 100-page report that says physical, sexual and emotional abuse took place at these boarding schools for decades.
Boarding schools from across the country received federal funding from 1819 to 1969. The US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was the first Native American to serve in the cabinet in US History and said these federal policies attempted to wipe out native identity, language and culture.
The report said these schools used military sites and were designed to separate a child from their reservation, family, language and culture and were even forced to cut their hair.
The report also said police forcibly removed children from their homes to take them to the schools.
In the conclusion, it says the department expects the approximate number of Indian children who died at the boarding schools will be in the thousands or tens of thousands.
Watch the video player above for the full story.