Taken from Their Families
Clip: Season 21 Episode 9 | 2m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
For many decades, Native American children were taken to government boarding schools.
For many decades, Native American children, some as young as 5, were taken from their families and brought to government-run boarding schools.
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Taken from Their Families
Clip: Season 21 Episode 9 | 2m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
For many decades, Native American children, some as young as 5, were taken from their families and brought to government-run boarding schools.
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