“Everybody primarily focuses on the historical context,” said Smoker Broaddus from the Fort Peck reservation. “But we have problems going on in schools right now that we should talk about.”
Within the federal government s sprawling Bureau of Indian Education school system, allegations of abuse, neglect and even death at BIE schools have emerged over the past two decades.
Pierre Indian Learning Center staff did not follow protocol after a girl discussed suicide multiple times or even after the suicide attempt that led to her death, a lawsuit contended.
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Within the federal government s sprawling Bureau of Indian Education school system, allegations of abuse, neglect and even death at BIE schools have emerged over the past two decades.