A century ago, the American government took tens of thousands of children from Native families and placed them in boarding schools with strict assimilation practices.  Their philosophy - kill the Indian to save the man.  Sadly, this isn't the only time a government took children from their families.

A century ago, the American government took tens of thousands of children from Native families and placed them in boarding schools with strict assimilation practices. Their philosophy - kill the Indian to save the man. Sadly, this isn't the only time a government took children from their families.

A century ago, the American government took tens of thousands of children from Native families and placed them in boarding schools with strict assimilation practices. &nbsp;Their philosophy - kill the Indian to save the man.  Sadly, this isn't the only time a government took children from their families.

Stolen Innocents

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