Native Issues
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Apr 21, 2025

Trump administration ends grants for Native boarding school research

The Trump administration has cut at least $1.6 million in federal grants for Native American boarding school research projects, ending efforts to preserve and share stories of survivors. According to the Associated Press, the National Endowment for the Humanities cited a shift in agency priorities. Impacted projects include a $282,000 grant to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, which had been digitizing records used by families to trace relatives.

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