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Indigenous Students Honor Trauma on Orange Shirt Day
10/1/2025
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Story summary
- Indigenous students observe Orange Shirt Day to acknowledge trauma from Indian boarding schools.
- Nani Mahkuk-Guaman, a student leader, says memory is essential for healing.
- Ramona Klein recalls Fort Totten Indian Industrial School and family separation.
- The federal government ran over 400 boarding schools from 1819 to 1969.
- An investigation found at least 973 Native children died.
