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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education October 1, 2024 - 2:13 pm

Descendant of Native American boarding school survivors advocates for truth, healing, justice

by Maya Hodison & Molly Adams

Deidre Whiteman, a Haskell alum with the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, reflected Monday on family history and her work to find healing and justice for boarding school survivors.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education July 13, 2024 - 6:11 pm

Land grabbing and restoration: New signs tell history, significance of Haskell lands

by Molly Adams

The wetlands at Haskell Indian Nations University now have interpretive signage to help visitors learn about and engage in the history and significance of the lands.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life December 30, 2023 - 2:34 pm

Group to begin project to clean headstones at Haskell cemetery

by Molly Adams

Moss and lichen are beginning to eat away at the marble headstones of the children buried at Haskell Indian Nations University, but they will soon be cleaned with care.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education September 30, 2023 - 4:50 pm

‘We seek truth,’ Shawnee chief tells crowd at National Day of Remembrance event

by Molly Adams & Mackenzie Clark

A tribal leader told about 150 people in attendance at a National Day of Remembrance service Saturday that Indian Country can move forward by seeking truth and reconciliation.

Education September 27, 2023 - 9:07 pm

Haskell scholar, professor hopes to take part in Indian boarding school healing by collecting oral histories

by Maya Hodison

Dan Wildcat, professor at Haskell Indian Nations University, wants to honor Indian boarding school history by collecting oral histories of people living right here in Lawrence.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 27, 2023 - 5:50 pm

Event to honor Native American people forced into boarding schools; U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids to speak

by Lawrence Times

A service this weekend, featuring words from Congresswoman Sharice Davids, will honor Native American people who were forced to endure Indian boarding schools.

Education September 30, 2022 - 4:52 pm

Boarding schools for Native American children left ‘a lot of wounds’ that are still fresh today, panelists say

by Mackenzie Clark

The harms of federal Native American boarding schools did not stop when those who survived eventually left them, panelists said during a virtual forum Friday afternoon.

Lawrence news May 11, 2022 - 5:09 pm

Federal report on American Indian boarding schools touches on Haskell history; department wants investigation to continue

by Conner Mitchell

The Department of the Interior on Wednesday released the final version of its first report into the history of American Indian boarding schools — and touched briefly on the history of Haskell Indian Nations University in the process.

State News October 1, 2021 - 1:44 pm

Shawnee chief seeks inquiry to determine if children are buried at Kansas boarding school

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes marked adoption of Orange Shirt Day by memorializing the estimated 40,000 Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at residential boarding schools across the United States.

Rhonda LeValdo / Contributed
Education October 1, 2021 - 10:21 am

Events bring awareness to children’s deaths at Indian boarding schools, honor survivors

by Rhonda LeValdo

Sept. 30 was designated as a day of remembrance to raise awareness of the tragic legacy of residential schools and honor National Indian Boarding School survivors.

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