Oral history project seeks final interviews with boarding school survivors
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition will conclude its oral history project with interviews in Tulsa this month
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition will hold the final stop of its Oral History Project in Tulsa from June 22-26, according to reporting by KOSU. The project documents the experiences of living survivors of federally supported Indian boarding schools and aims to preserve those stories for future generations. Interviews collected through the project will be permanently housed by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian American History Museum and are expected to be released in early 2027.
Only people who attended a federally supported Indian boarding school in the United States before 1970 are eligible to participate. Charlee Brissette, co-director of the project and a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, told KOSU that about 25 interview slots remain available. KOSU reported that participants receive support throughout the interview process, including access to Indigenous mental health professionals, and retain the rights to their interviews and portraits.
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