Under new federal rules, museums must gain consent of Native American tribes before displaying their cultural items. While some museums rushed to comply, others, such as the Museum of Us and History Colorado, were prepared to meet the moment.
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Nine Colorado institutions largely financed by the federal government between 1880 and 1920 served as Native American boarding and day schools with the goal of stripping Indigenous children of their culture and assimilating them, according to an executive summary of research conducted by History Colorado released Friday.