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fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

China passes controversial "ethnic unity" law

China's National People's Congress approved an 'ethnic unity' law mandating Mandarin as the national language in education and public affairs, with enforcement extending beyond China's borders, raising concerns about forced assimilation of minority groups.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
4 months ago

'Understand history, create empathy': Telling the tale of Oregon's Native American boarding schools * Oregon ArtsWatch

For generations, going to school for some Native Americans not only meant doing what they were told but using English names and being unable to speak in their native tongue. Some students were even met with beatings, withholding of food and solitary confinement. The 60-minute Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary Uncovering Boarding Schools: Stories of Resistance and Resilience follows Klamath Tribes member Gabriann "Abby" Hall as she discovers her family's experiences in Native American boarding schools.
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fromConde Nast Traveler
7 months ago

Museums at Indian Boarding Schools Are Shining Light on Their Survivors

"My grandma was four when she was brought [to Stewart], and she was raised in violence by the matrons. She never had an opportunity to learn parenting skills from her parents. That experience, in my family at least, was the start of violence, alcoholism, and generational trauma. I have relatives who still will not step foot out here because our grandma was abused on a regular basis."
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