Boarding Schools

By Bill Thomas

Published November 9, 2023 at 4:14 PM CST

John Eagle Shield Sr., Virgil Taken Alive, and Mary Louise Defender Wilson share thoughts and experiences of the Indian Boarding Schools on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation of North and South Dakota.

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