{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Schools tried to forcibly assimilate Indigenous kids. Can the U.S. make amends?","publication_date":"June 23, 2021","summary":"A mass grave with the remains of 215 children was recently found near the now-closed Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Canada, exposing a dark history of forcibly assimilating Indigenous people. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland announced a federal initiative Tuesday that will \"uncover the truth and the lasting consequences of these schools\" in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown reports.\r\n","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/06\/b011123b5d76b1f574eecb6308631140-momentofreckoking-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}