Graves found at schools for Native Americans

A US government investigation into boarding schools for Native Americans has found “marked or unmarked burial sites” at 53 of them, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has said. Its preliminary findings were made public in Washington on Wednesday. “The federal policies that attempted to wipe out native identity, language and culture continue to manifest in the pain tribal communities face today,” Ms Haaland said. “We must shed light on the unspoken traumas of the past.” Ms Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet member, announced the investigation last year. The report is the first by the US government to document abuse at the schools, which used education to change culture.