Residential Schools
Title: Print – Residential Schools Are Genocide (2025 Remix)
Subject: Residential and Boarding Schools on Reservations/Reserves
Created: 2025
Medium: Graphic Design
Software: Adobe Illustrator CC
Dimensions: 36″x48″
Original Post: Print – Residential Schools Are Genocide
Digital Map of Indian Boarding Schools
“The history of Indian boarding schools has been under-researched to the extent that limited efforts have comprehensively looked into the full accounting of both government- and religious-operated institutions established in the United States. Researchers, educators, and policymakers have all requested access to up-to-date information, but have had to make due with what is available.
In 2020, NABS released a list of 367 Indian boarding schools, which at the time was the largest and most extensive list available to the public. Since then, there have been various efforts by the Department of the Interior (DOI) and religious institutions to identify their involvement in the establishment and operation of Indian boarding schools nationwide. In May 2022, building off of NABS’s research, the DOI identified 408 schools in volume one of its Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report. In May 2023, a list of 87 Catholic-operated schools was released to the public. In July 2024, the DOI identified 417 schools in volume two of its Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.
With these coinciding efforts, NABS was able to cross-check its research to establish its most current list of 526 schools. Because of persistent gaps in research, and the lack of funding toward Indian boarding school efforts, NABS sees this research as ongoing and expects the number of schools to rise as more information comes to light.”
Learn more about NABS’s efforts to identify the 523 Indian boarding schools used in this interactive map.” – National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
Poster
Download the 8.5″x11″ poster (.pdf), Print – Residential Schools Are Genocide.
Download the 8.5″x11″ poster (.pdf), Print – Residential Schools Are Genocide (monochrome).
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