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Elders from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in southeastern Montana listen to speakers during a session for survivors of government-sponsored Native American boarding schools, in Bozeman, Mont., Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. The Interior Department says more than 400 of the abusive, government-backed schools operated across the U.S. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Elders from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in southeastern Montana listen to speakers during a session for survivors of government-sponsored Native American boarding schools, in Bozeman, Mont., Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. The Interior Department says more than 400 of the abusive, government-backed schools operated across the U.S. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

November 5, 2023

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Survivors of abusive Native American boarding schools to share experiences in Montana
November 5, 2023 3:03 p.m.

Survivors of abusive Native American boarding schools to share experiences in Montana

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants are expected to share their experiences Sunday as U.S. officials make a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society.