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Lost lives, lost culture: The forgotten history of Indigenous boarding schools

Many people who were sent to these institutions as children are still struggling to make sense of who they were and who they are.

(Sharon Chischilly | The New York Times) Norman Lopez, 78, plays a flute outside of his home in Towaoc, Colo., June 15, 2021. He said a boarding school teacher in Colorado smashed his hand-carved flute and threw it in the trash. Thousands of Native American children attended U.S. boarding schools designed for "civilizing the savage." Many died. Many who lived are reclaiming their identity.