The disturbing truth behind America’s indigenous boarding schools | Fault Lines Documentary

For roughly a century, the United States government forced Indigenous children to attend boarding schools far from their families and communities.
Hundreds of thousands of children were placed in institutions across the country, starting in the late 1800s and continuing into the 1970s.
The government’s goal was to prevent the continuation of Indigenous societies, attempting to strip the children of their cultures and punishing them for speaking their languages.
Those running the schools abused many children, and an unknown number never came home.
In June 2021, the federal government announced for the first time that it would investigate former boarding schools, including possible sites where children could be buried.
Fault Lines speaks with the descendants of boarding school students and those who survived the institutions themselves to learn how they are trying to heal from this trauma.
#Indigenous #Documentary #BoardingSchool

[@talk3194]

The Catholic Church loves the unborn but hates the living breathing child.

[@thiswasanaccident2.064]

Especially if the child is a different religion or poc

[@madelineschultz4968]

Absolutely!

[@sophiapde9369]

As a native of India, i cannot begin to even fathom this. India was the first country to protect indigenous rights of tribes, and we cannot even begin to imagine such horrific atrocities meted to the Natives of North America. We condemn such systematic genocide of a peaceful people.

[@cielonehellofaservicedog4648]

The same has been done to all indigenous peoples...across the whole entire Americas (North, Central, and South) and all accompanying islands...as well as Siberia-sweden&norway, also Australia, and most of Africa.....Where ever the roman catholic church and it's break off denominations (mormons, evangelicals, baptists, etc) have touched, they did the same thing...while in Stallion's case, for Siberia for the Saamii and accompanying indigenous peoples, it was extreme atheism....So, outside of Russian's being extreme atheists, the rest of the world has suffered under catholic rule...And even in russian case, they still had extreme influence from the methodist church (which is the church the Catholics broke from originally, anyways) ......denounce extreme religion...no religion should every be supere, all deserve a place on the sacred wheel of life, equal to one another...something even european Templar Knights understood, the whole point of the round table, is seen around the world, to people's who eventually realized we are equal and moving with one another...

[@bellringrrakascaleywalez3240]

Tell that story to your countrymen who are ruining the Andaman islands culture.

[@sophiapde9369]

@@bellringrrakascaleywalez3240 Explain yourself clearly.

[@jassaruob2905]

Why such hate and female infanticide in India??

[@goatt6811]

No it wasn't. Stop lying about India. This is a video about about the Native American/Indians these people were forced off their land and experienced so much injustice, show some respect instead of posting the insane PR propaganda about your country

[@a.prespectives]

The names and person working at these schools should be made public, to let the truth be known,

[@dunweyweydum]

Ruling European class won't allow it

[@mrsk-xx2tz]

Exactly!!

[@nganu5342]

and then they talk about afghanistan. they have no shame..

[@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000]

But if you work on that basis, who could ever comment, every country has its bleak history

[@mjasyed]

@@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000 this is what he meant that Nobody is perfect and EVERY country has the bleak history not just Afghanistan

[@mjasyed]

@@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000and are you sure it's just the history that is bleak right now? Wht america is doing right now is ok? Intervention in every other country's business, throwing government through proxy wars, destabilising countries in the name of help, plundering of resources from foreign lands killing of millions in the name of terrorism but guess wht it's only Afghanistan media is gonna mention

[@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000]

@@mjasyed yes, thats what I'm saying. All countries have a dark past.

[@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000]

@@mjasyed not just America. Include Saudi, Iran, Russia and China in that

[@roseengland9701]

It is painful to be a descendant of my ancestors who survived the holocaust, the largest genocide that happened to my ancestors. And get this: the United States government has never admitted fault. Native Americans are still on reservations today and living in poverty. You ask why. It is because they want to keep the savage from prospering. That’s the truth. We still get the wrong end of the stick. I went to boarding school, which wasn’t different from my mother attending an Indian boarding school. It was probably slightly better living conditions than what my mother lived through. If you think about Canada.😢 The Canadian government already admitted they did something wrong. The system failed, and they apologized. They modeled their boarding school systems after the United States. But the United States government will not admit guilt. They keep saying they’re looking into it and investigating. What is there to investigate? The US government had a goal to assimilate the merciful Indian savage, all in the name of manifest destiny propaganda. You placed Native Americans on crappy reservations and forced us away from our cultural and traditional lands so that your settlers could move on to our lands and expand to the West. And that’s the truth, and I will never stop saying that. But it’s time to let our ancestors' whistles be heard.🤍💛♥️🖤🦅🌈

[@dunweyweydum]

Aho

[@mrsk-xx2tz]

Exactly!! But our government will never admit fault! Never apologize for their crimes they done. Don't forget they treated the blacks the same. Beating them n making them slaves. They to this day are murdering children across the country now, blowing children to pieces in Palestine. this is evil!. I'm tired of it. It's very important to get our kids off reservations to succeed.

[@sandywater5749]

My heart is so broken I am so sorry for all the hurt indigenous people have gone through as Canadian immigrants we need to do better and advocate for these people we are on their land and we need to give them more respect .

[@PatriciaRobin-ec3ee]

BOO HOO.

[@sandywater5749]

@@PatriciaRobin-ec3ee You should return to Europe

[@ChristinaTalbott-Clark]

Thank you for this well-made, painful, incredibly important look at our history.

[@anastasialindsey1784]

I'm alive an existing because a woman Named Rosita and a Man named Paul survived the Los Angeles Sherman Indian School. My Great grandparents were survivors . Our land is Los Angeles. Yet we're not even Federally recognized. We have no land no language no religion. The mission system in California was a Genocide for Natives. San Gabriel Mission is a Land filled with unmarked graves and souls. We are the Tongva People our land is the Coasts of Los Angeles ,Santa Monica, down to Huntington Beach , is where we lived . yet today we live in housing property in projects Urban's ghettos and have zero generational wealth !!

[@dunweyweydum]

By Design too. Be interesting the History brought forward by All Our Nations eh 😊

[@514aaron514]

Really powerful voices here. Thanks so much for covering this important issue!

[@lemon3583]

I heard a small bit about the graves found on the news a few years back, and I thought it was one school in Canada.. now after learning all this from many surviors speaking out, I can understand how first nation tribes have stuggled to thrive after the 1900's, but I am so glad for the elders teaching the young ones about the traditions and the language now, cause this is the most beautiful wonderful teachings and truths of our society and our world! Thank you for making documentaries telling these stories!

[@melissabrackin3790]

As a teenager, my older cousin used to sit and tell me stories about her years at boarding school. I feel honored she shared.

[@kathyabeauty]

So very sad what these children suffered. And their current families. May you find peace. May the government straighten this out and give reparations and apologies

[@traceyluvscraft]

thank you for sharing, my heart is broken for all the families that have suffered. My tears and heartache will really never compare to the devastation and your pain. peace be with you

[@wendylederer367]

As an American I’m deeply ashamed of our history. We say we’re the greatest country in the world but how can we say that when this is how we treated human beings. This needs to be acknowledged! The truth needs to be taught in school and not glossed over. How do we move forward and evolve unless we acknowledge the atrocities of the past!

[@dunweyweydum]

💯 And the thing is We Welcomed Euros, helped them to survive so to see....😢

[@elizabethharvester6111]

Thank you for sharing this. WHen I saw the graveyard of unmarked graves, and saw numbers on the headstones ... ugh. A number. Not a human, not a child. Deplorable

[@ravennelson827]

If being civilized is in how the teachers and churches treated us why are they surprised when we act in the way they treaded us. we are people looking for home in our own land, lost because that place was taken away and we taught to think less of ourselves. just a thought.

[@jassaruob2905]

The generational trauma that has been inflicted from these atrocities still happens today. The federal government and the Catholic Church committed the American Holocaust.

[@dunweyweydum]

Homeless encampment yet some of the more vocal racist idiots pontificate we're better off now than 500yrs ago 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@asolitudeworld6118]

My parents are both from Mexico. We have indigenous blood however and its sad to learn that even after the trail of tears they still try to take what little left of your culture you have. I'm working on finding my roots and want to learn the language of my tribe in hopes to join a community in Mexico. The indigenous people are still being dismissed and have a lack of representation. And if they are show in media, they're seen as bad and i want to someday spread awareness about these issues.

[@sheriarthur4789]

The Native American story needs to be told. 🪶

[@Brandon-er1tw]

Our government did not allow this to prevail... They made is so... And they're no better today... Just different in appearance and some language.... Overall goals are still the same

[@monicaalarcon2864]

Thanks for sharing . I'm from Argentina living here and I want to leave 😢. I'm sorry 😢 . They have no shame . I thought I was coming to a better place 😢

[@cassiefriedman1446]

RIP MARY AND TO THE OTHER PEOPLE CHILDREN WHO PASSED AWAY 🙏

[@leonardjohnson9227]

The Cries of the Children Cry out and theirs alot of innocent blood on their hands. An Abomination of desolation against our People .May God deal with those who did this to the Children of God. Anathema.

[@cyng3165]

Thank you for sharing, my heart aches for all children, families, pre-teens, teens, young adults, adults, grandmothers and grandfathers. As I sit here to write, tears stream down from my face as I wipe them away with kleenex, for the sadness, horrific events and shaming these children and families had to endure. Once again, thanks for sharing the bitter truth of how incredible cruel people can be to other people. ❤🙏🇨🇦

[@syleneburnley4749]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢very sad 😔 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💛🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍💯🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤😥😢🥹😠😠😠☹️☹️☹️☹️😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@atqaq4651]

There's a Day when they'll all be accountable. They will be rewarded for all their evil deeds from The One Who Sees all, Knows all. No one can get away for their atrocities!

[@viannewentzell7748]

Thank you. I heard similar stories from my mom when I was little. I remember sometimes she was tell me a story of something that happened to her at “Sherman”. I would listen in shock and sadness with tears in my eyes .

[@mdmimran2490]

How can a government do such an inhuman thing to its own people...? Shame!

[@hhgb666]

Because the goverment didn´t think of native americans like his own people.

[@ravennelson827]

When your looked on as an animal you are treated as such. the shame is on them who called themselves civilized .

[@jeffreymetuq2249]

You'll love Japanese internment camps here in Canada and American

[@nuzhasaifa9773]

Would you look up at what's happening in my country?

[@appellokathy]

Sadly organizations and governments are run by often quite flawed individuals. While I am proud to be American I can also acknowledge the deep flaws of leadership.

[@cassiefriedman1446]

IM MAD AS 😠 😡 😠 HECK!!!! HOW CAN PEOPLE DO THIS?!!! PEOPLE TAKEN AWAY EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS!!!!

[@livefromplanetearth]

good journalism 🙏🏾

[@Finness894]

No. Not good journalism. Just emotional dogma. No Facts. No proof.

[@abdelkrimchikhi678]

While not building them schools near their homes and free to go or not instead of exiling and emprise them s far from theirs parents and lands ,such a cruelty indescribable,senseless,heartless,inhuman .shame shame .so hearth breaking.

[@serafinasantiago4947]

The tip of the iceberg

[@VS-bc4vi]

This is so sad I will have to watch it over time The truth is weird-er than fiction

[@kathypiazza7228]

More Evil than the imagination of horror authors can conjure up. Among the worst of the abuse were people who professed to be believers in, even agents of, their Christian God. Using the bible to teach English.

[@barbaraknight4203]

Man, this country is worse than I thought it was .people who only care about themselves

[@stacy6935]

❤ people always forget their history or choose not to look back. This is another sad and atrocious of history . Tank you for sharing and continue with good causes

[@toddarmstrong1909]

This happened in Canada and making Canadians aware of it and the legacy of it is part of our Truth and Reconciliation process.

[@ricardomoseley]

We will know facts. We can never reconcile or justify the actions or the existence of what has been done. It had no place or business On Our Sacred Lands. However I Am to hold the Creators In A place of trust.

[@laurarogers5225]

And with all that, they are still here

[@sn5301679]

Classic Gold Gospel and Glory... Divide, brainwash and purge locals.

[@brentcampbell3060]

I'm 75 y.o., from Ketchikan, Alaska. About 100+ years, a Christian preacher, took about 150 people from B.C. Canada to Alaska. The preacher knew about what was going on throughout Canada. That's why I'm here telling you about this. I was 5 y.o. in the 1st grade, they kicked me out school because I was part Indian. The Principal told me I was in the wrong school. He opened the door, so I left, looking for my school. I ended up at the Lutheran church. I was the only one there. I thought I was the first one there. The preacher wondered why I was there. I told him. He asked a lot of questions, and finally out who my mother was. She picked me up and we drove home. She drove me to school. She told the Principal that I was going to this school, "even if she had to sit in class every day. Everything was cool after that. So I thought. Severe depression and severe anxiety set in. I still have them, deep inside. It's given me a lot of lousy problems. I can't find any meds for this. My mother was kicked out of that same school at 5 y.o. I've prayed for death from about 70 years ago. And dang it, I'm still here. Wish me luck! 😢

[@dunweyweydum]

Hey my brother I'm Dene from athabasca area

[@alessandrodastamio5314]

..sickening.. a self proclaimed champion of freedom and democracy..

[@bettinafirestone4762]

How I found out. I watched a show called 3 Pines so I got interested and now I am here to learn. And I will tell my children so they will learn.

[@almohvn33]

I WANT TO USE CUSS WORDS... TIL 1996???????? WHAT??? Peace to all of you... I just got chills... I am in tears.... my spirit just broke right from the start..

[@rustyshacklefur6277]

Thats democracy for you!

[@WinterShadow131]

My mother went to to one of these the abuse these children endured at the hands of the nuns they were the abusers why in America is their so many atrocities yet they say that this is the land of freedom for all those grandparents parents that payed the way for us to really have a country that is free I pray that these adults now find resolution and peace after all that they went through our people have suffered enough Mom you RIP

[@audreydonavanlove7005]

Punish the ones who funded this and the ones who did this

[@Envious6372]

This made me cry 😢

[@GuppyDundee]

This happen in Australia aswell

[@kathypiazza7228]

Despite denials, in the USA, in Central & South American countries too. Cultural genocide replacing actual genocide. This history has to be taught far & wide. We can’t just address a tiny part of this. By pointing out Canada’s accountability but not the other countries keeps lying alive & possibilities for cultural genocide to continue.

[@danielh8569]

Any place where Colonialism was practiced. The systems exist today and must be ended

[@wowso4]

Yes, it did its called the ”stolen generation” there a beautiful Australian movie made a few year ago about this topic called ”follow the rabbit proof fence”. Incredible movie you should check it out.

[@TaraH195]

Sometimes when I see this kind of videos I feel ashamed to be caucasion, a white European. I do not understand, and never will, that there have been people out there that could do such horrible things. I hope one day that did will never happen again and that the people that endured all this will find peace.

[@perryroberts4353]

Don't feel ashamed, you have shown your respect to all affected by taking the time and watching the video. The best reconciliation we ask for is for people to educate themselves and understand what happened during history.

[@kenfu9334]

sadley 20 years of american tyranny killed alot of innocent children in afghanistan too but america was defeated and kicked out

[@pyro7358]

Are you american?

[@dawnsmoke2586]

This is what really matters when we talk “truth”...everything else is divisonary...

[@litespeedway6538]

The Pope begging for forgiveness today [literally]. I say 'No' - Reparations, it was all abt acquiring wealth so pay up for systematically descimating a people.

[@patricioaguayo9088]

The catholic church, i cant say anything good about it. At later years many have come out and tell their horrors about what was done to them, people of all walks of life. But the catholic hypocrites still there.

[@rule1624]

I’m so sorry.. I am ashamed to be Catholic ..

[@deannjackson264]

This is a lot to soak in, but it is history that I need to fill some spaces of being adopted and I was blessed to have my mom, she always told me when ever I'm ready she will tell me who my biological parents were. At the age of 20yrs I was married and had 2 children of my own. I met my biological mother, grandmother, my biological father and most of my siblings. I am always looking up new information I have a cousin on my moms side that I have been able to meet, brothers on my dads side, and my biological mother made sure I was a tribal member with the Turtle Mountinan agency in ND

[@nuttysquirrel8816]

3:55 This was happening as recently as the Autumn of 1955.

[@VS-yk7mn]

#🧡survivor #🪶StillSavageAsEver #👊🏽StillHere #🤌🏾Landback #🏺NODAPL #⚖️4Peltier #💦waterislife

[@cathymorrison4953]

CHI MIIGWETCH for Sharing your Story 🧡🇨🇦🧡

[@patrickfredette8064]

So sad, I have no word?

[@resurrectedone7463]

Civilized World.. lol

[@Cmrmusic734]

Dame shame but not on the children's behalf but the way the elders did them who were in charge that's wrong evil but I believe God wanted me to here your voices👂🙏✍️👁️

[@SamuelSchultz19]

This is crazy. Such a democratic system, eh? 😏

[@zoridaali9983]

Omg please also Ck out ‘residential Homes’ on KZbin. Such atrocities that is swept under the carpets!! The Indigenous People should all get ‘compensated ‘$$$. by the governments in Canada & USA like the Jews were from Germany!!! So sad.😢 We are ALL human beings and wil each have to pay for sins one day 🙏🙏😢🙏😢🙏😢😢

[@annucoco6830]

I am broken heart for you so so sad❤

[@madelineschultz4968]

It takes Aljazzera to bring attention to this issue in America.

[@suryanaray7942]

Honble UPA Chairperson Smt Soniagandhi madum please fight for to implement Ballot Paper voting system in next MP elections in 2024and to save democracy in india and public opinion in favour of Ballot Paper voting system and right to vote is fundamental right.public opinion is foundation of democracy

[@MK..1558]

Who did this and why?? I didn't understand

[@jeffrose2105]

That’s going on all around the world today.

[@toneymiller5911]

Ooooh" spiritual Court"" ""spiritual court is in session_ spiritual Justice"" now the universe knows$"?

[@kurtknispel9170]

While you focus on events from 50 plus years ago the current atrocities can happen

[@heidi9547]

European Scourge

[@CherilynHolter-wz9hb]

I am Alaskan Native. Not only is this horror still happening. Many of our ancestors bones are still in museums and universities.

[@maryedwards8551]

They did the kids bad I don’t like it at all

[@mandyhartmann6430]

I really really believe this is where my great gammy was. Her adopted parents said that they found her in a basket on church steps in West Virginia. Here is what is weird though I have found three different birth years for my great grandma and you put ask her anything about her past

[@lisaleonard777]

"VENGENCE IS MINE - I WILL REPAY saith the LORD..." Judgement Day is coming...

[@aliciamonsech4011]

The "Western values" the simbols of 'democracy' Los "valores de occidente' 'simbolos de democracia'.

[@joeshmoe1316]

This is fkn horrible

[@srijanghoshh8633]

Jesus Christ is very Good he May love you all.

[@cielonehellofaservicedog4648]

Your religion has been used to justify the genocide of native people around the world...no jesus christ is not good, we don't believe in him, that book is justification for all the genocide and murder of indigenous people around the world.

[@nativekai]

My grandfather was forced to go to one of these schools, away from his family and was forced to "assimilate" to the white man way

[@maryannhope8276]

💔 Shame 🇺🇸

[@prudence5320]

Also making sure that the pain lasts for generation's forward - The pope gave St. Hood to the Gray nun habit's most notorious nun Maggie the abomination I call her - She's the patron saint of the dead children.

[@robertbolton9450]

Now its DHS

[@CashFan87]

What is that face in the wall with black eyes at 02:29?

[@averagealaskan5009]

Democrats and Catholics

[@pacificocean9682]

U n o has to take up the issue Any way who can do anything to the great America emperor of the world 🌍

[@UPdan]

PetroYuan. The way forward.

[@carolmirelez170]

😥😥😥

[@Civilwar.relics]

Ive been studying this for years im john Fala Ratatoskr of Cherokee Nation NC, and historically buffalo soldiers put tons of children in these places, and spent 20 years of war with us natives after the Civil War, the buffalo soldiers have around 172 so called battles against innocent natives, like the best example is the most famous Wounded Knee, they are the 9th and 10th Cavalry mixed with the 24th and U.S. Infantry you look at the Battles of that time period they are present under those regiments, then you have the false opinions and made up stories that defend them, because it's okay for them to commit such horrible crimes against humanity, but our people outside of the res that don't put study into our history will buy the stuff there selling, interesting fact Tulsa oklahoma was originally a Creek tribes village, they were massacred, the children sent to these schools and then you have these black founded towns, yeah it was found then the Government murdered all the adults, and built a new town over the graves and spiritual spots of the Creek thats what Tulsa oklahoma black Wallstreet covers, this is history not taught in schools, because it changes things and facts over fiction hurt feelings now.

[@nuzhasaifa9773]

Is that not what is being done to Uyghur children in China

[@newmanhyde]

AJ when you dig up story about turkey

[@EthalBelyea]

Tales of six year olds from 7 decades ago! Get the book Grave Error to find the truth based on official records not fables

[@nativekai]

Troll

[@zackabee5498]

This happened to native Americans, native Australian, Jews, Africans and to Muslim/Arabs.

[@EthalBelyea]

Sad how a few are condemning these sacrifices of so many Christians! Interviews well rehearsed and always the same people doing the condemning! Boarding schools around the world are harsh! I feel sorry for kids who are placed there by their parents! FN put eduction into their Treaty Agreements! They registered their children! There were wait lists of those who wanted to attend! FN parents fought the closing of these schools and some bands took over operation of them when the government pulled out! I think the only true statement that came out of truth and reconciliation inquiry was as the progressed the stories got big and more horrendous and so did the amount paid to bands get bigger! There will never be truth as long as on party is allowed to blackmail the other with heresay and no evidence but stories!

[@TheGhost204]

Most of this behaviour was experienced by non-natives in boarding schools too. The problem is religion.

[@harlemraider3347]

Knew somebody was gon come with this bullshit. You do realize all these Native American songs they sing to teach the language is RELIGIOUS songs?

[@pyro7358]

Religion gives a meaning to life

[@mjasyed]

Problem is human intervention in God's religion

[@MitsiMits]

@@pyro7358 Religion only gives meaning to life when you're gullible and devoid of basic common sense.

[@ChristinaTalbott-Clark]

Whatever the abuses in other boarding schools, the governmental boarding schools for Native Americans and Alaska Natives were a state-sanctioned program for deliberate cultural genocide. Laying the blame at the feet of religious organizations does not remove our responsibility as a society to acknowledge the devastation they caused to Indigenous people and work to make reparations.

[@illuminaughty2929]

Looks like a nice summer camp of playful activity with 3 hots and a cot away from any bad influence of a drunken Indian.

[@WinterShadow131]

Stupid people go play on the freeway kid

[@illuminaughty2929]

Only at rush hour. Btw you need to hop back across the border lol

[@phyllisdevries5734]

I am sure there are plenty of drunken Russians

[@kamilleking4708]

You're just another small, scared caucasian, deeply afraid of brown skin.

[@blacknosugarnocream]

What is it like to be devoid of intellect and a conscience? Wait, never mind... you have no frame of reference and lack the ability to make a cogent response.

[@M0980a]

Wheres all the bodies people cried about???!? False victumhood mentality

[@nativekai]

Dead in the ground, if they dig the bones up, idiot!

[@Gigilovehugs]

The bodies are still underground no memorial service and the bodies weren’t returned to their families

[@frankizzy11]

Sad sad