In his final months as president, Joe Biden issued a formal apology for the ways in which the United States used federal boarding schools to destroy Native American culture over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.
A January executive order from President Donald Trump may impact how Native American history is taught in public schools and Bureau of Indian Education funded schools nationwide.
Oceti Sakowin Academy students play drums and sing during their morning circle. While tribal charter schools like the academy won't be subject to changes regarding "patriotic education" their students may still feel the affects.
Elementary students at Maȟpíya Lúta sing at an assembly for Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30, 2021. Students and teachers wore orange in solidarity with Indigenous children of past generations who suffered cultural loss, family separation, and sometimes abuse and neglect while compelled to attend hundreds of residential schools.
Rapid City Area Schools Title VI Director Ira Taken Alive addresses Native American graduates during the 2024 feather-tying ceremony. Taken Alive said he feels Native history is patriotic and doesn't expect new executive orders to impact the district.
A student from Wakanyeja Ki Tokeyachi guesses which opponent is holding the decorative stick during the LNI elementary and middle school hand games tournament on Dec. 19.
Rapid City Area Schools Title VI Director Ira Taken Alive addresses Native American graduates during the 2024 feather-tying ceremony. Taken Alive said he feels Native history is patriotic and doesn't expect new executive orders to impact the district.
Elementary students at Maȟpíya Lúta sing at an assembly for Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30, 2021. Students and teachers wore orange in solidarity with Indigenous children of past generations who suffered cultural loss, family separation, and sometimes abuse and neglect while compelled to attend hundreds of residential schools.
A January executive order from President Donald Trump may impact how Native American history is taught in public schools and Bureau of Indian Education funded schools nationwide.
Oceti Sakowin Academy students play drums and sing during their morning circle. While tribal charter schools like the academy won't be subject to changes regarding "patriotic education" their students may still feel the affects.
A student from Wakanyeja Ki Tokeyachi guesses which opponent is holding the decorative stick during the LNI elementary and middle school hand games tournament on Dec. 19.
