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AMERICAN GENOCIDEAmidst an unprecedented federal investigation into hundreds of Native Boarding Schools and the 100,000 children these institutions forcibly removed, one school has become the epicenter of controversy in Americas attempt to reckon with its dark history: Red Cloud Indian School. Author: IllumiNative
Amidst an unprecedented federal investigation into hundreds of Native Boarding Schools and the 100,000 children these institutions forcibly removed, one school has become the epicenter of controversy in Americas attempt to reckon with its dark history: Red Cloud Indian School. While today some see the school as a positive presence in the Pine Ridge Reservation, home to the Oglala Lakota tribe, others cite it as a perpetrator of generational trauma. While the US government is starting to admit its culpability in a church-facilitated campaign of genocide, the quest for justice is exposing tension throughout the Native community. In this new podcast from IllumiNative, series hosts Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee) and Lashay Wesley (Choctaw) hit the ground in Pine Ridge, South Dakota to chronicle the actively-developing situation for themselves, covering every twist and turn in this true crime story about the compounding intergenerational pain of Native American boarding schools and whether its possible for a community, Native peoples, and the United States to achieve truth, healing, and reconciliation. Language: en Genres: History, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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6. Where We Stand
Episode 6
Thursday, 25 May, 2023
One year after the former Native American boarding school began surveying its grounds for the bodies of former students, Crystal and Lashay examine the results, revisit the characters we met, and take a hard look at what steps have been taken toward truth and healing. It's an episode full of unexpected surprises that culminates in a bold call to action for Indian country and all of its allies.
