Nearly 1,000 Indigenous children died in US boarding schools, report finds

A list of names of Indigenous students who attended the Ramona Industrial School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is seen at the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico in 2021 [File: Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo]

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At least 973 Indigenous children died while attending boarding schools run or supported by the United States government, a federal report has found, prompting calls for an apology for the pain suffered at the abuse-riddled institutions.