US Boarding Schools Inquiry Finds Native American Student Deaths Total at Least 3,100 According to Official Report

The United States operated hundreds of Indian boarding schools between 1819 and 1970 with the intention of assimilating Native American children into European settler culture through involuntary means. According to an investigation by The Post, a total of 3,104 Indigenous students died at these schools between 1828 and 1970. This death toll is significantly higher than the number reported in a recent government assessment, with The Post's findings indicating that the actual number is at least three times higher than the reported count.