Published on Thursday, November 21, 2024, the Brookings Report on Indian Boarding Schools co-authored by tribal member Robert Maxim, raises serious concerns about the future of federal efforts to address the devastating legacy of Indian boarding schools. The analysis provides a brief overview of the federal Indian boarding school system as well as current federal investments targeting Native American education, and proposes several complementary policy actions for holistically supporting Native individuals and communities. It also outlines some of the ongoing barriers to public awareness about the long-term impacts of federal abuse toward Indian Country, and how the historic and modern lack of public awareness creates barriers to new investment in tribal education and cultural revitalization.
