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The history of American Indian boarding schools in Minnesota

The recent discovery of 215 unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada prompted the United States to announce its own investigation into the dark past of federal boarding school policies. Over the next 10 months, the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative will look into the history of the schools in hopes of shedding light on any past traumas. That includes identifying burial sites.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sees a cycle of inaction on police reform

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sees a cycle of inaction on police reform

The Minnesota attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin wants Congress to act on police reform. He wants to see a national registry of "bad cops" and limitations on qualified immunity.
by Noel King

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UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism

UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism

The U.N. human rights chief is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through reparations.
by The Associated Press

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Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America

Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America

Award-winning journalist Ray Suarez speaks in St. Paul about the future of religion in America.

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Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence

Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence

The vice president has faced months of criticism from members of both parties for declining to make the trip thus far and for her muddied explanations as to why.
by The Associated Press

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In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

Overdose deaths among Black Americans surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In St. Louis, deaths among Black people increased last year at three times the rate of whites, skyrocketing more than 33 percent.
by The Associated Press

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Report: Over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

Report: Over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found more than 600 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children — a discovery that follows last month's report of 215 bodies found at another school.
by The Associated Press

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