WITH ONE OF THOSE TRIBES TODAY ABOUT THEIR TRACK. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, TRIBES HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THEIR RELATIVES BACK FROM AN INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN ARE DEAD AND BURIED. NOW, THREE NATIVE CHILDREN ARE RETURNING HOME TO OKLAHOMA THIS WEEK. THE OFFICE OF ARMY CEMETERIES ANNOUNCED 11 CHILDREN WILL BE DISINTERRED FROM THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE SCHOOL WAS OPENED BETWEEN 1879 AND 1918, AND IT WAS THE FIRST FEDERALLY FUNDED OFF RESERVATION INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR NATIVE CHILDREN. IT IS EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL AND A MONUMENTAL MOMENT TO BRING OUR RELATIVES HOME. I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, FOR TRIBES GENERALLY, THIS IS A HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. TASHA MOUSSEAU IN THE WICHITA AND AFFILIATED TRIBES ARE GETTING BACK TWO OF THEIR OWN, AND THEY AREN’T THE ONLY ONES. THE SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA IS ALSO RETRIEVING ONE OF THEIR OWN TRIBES ACROSS THE NATION HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR SEVEN YEARS FOR THE BODIES OF THOSE CHILDREN. MOUSSEAU SAYS SHE’S HEARD TOUGH TO HEAR STORIES FROM HER DIRECT RELATIVES THAT ATTENDED INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS. JUST IMAGINE BEING TOLD THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE, EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW, IS WRONG. THEIR TRIBE IS SMALL WITH LESS THAN 4000 ENROLLED CITIZENS TODAY, WHILE THEY HAVEN’T FOUND DIRECT RELATIVES OF THE CHILDREN THEY’RE BRINGING HOME, SHE SAYS THEIR ENTIRE COMMUNITY WILL EMBRACE THOSE CHILDREN. THIS IS EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE’RE NOT JUST TAKING THEM TO A PLACE WE WERE REMOVED. WE’RE TAKING THEM HOME NOW. AWAKE AND BURIAL ARE PLANNED FOR THE TWO CHILDREN FROM THE WICHITA AND AFFILIATED TRIBES. WHEN THEY’
Oklahoma tribes to make solemn trip to take custody of tribal members remains from boarding school
Several tribes in Oklahoma will soon be traveling to Pennsylvania to collect the remains of tribal members who died during a dark chapter in U.S. history.
Updated: 6:15 PM CDT Sep 6, 2024
Several tribes in Oklahoma will soon be traveling to Pennsylvania to collect the remains of tribal members who died during a dark chapter in U.S. history.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Buried at Carlisle Indian School, tribes for several years have been asking for their relatives back from the Pennsylvania Indian boarding school where more than 200 children died and are buried.Now, the remains of three of those children will be returning home to Oklahoma.This week, the Office of Army Cemeteries announced 11 children will be disinterred from the Carlisle Indian School. The school was open from 1879 to 1918 and was the federally funded off-reservation Indian boarding school for native children."It is extremely meaningful and a monumental moment to bring our relatives home; for tribes generally, this is a huge step in the right direction,” said Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppMousseau and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes are getting back two of their own.They aren’t the only ones; the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is also retrieving the remains of one of their own.Tribes across the nation have been fighting for seven years for the bodies of those children, who came from states like Oklahoma, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana and California.Mousseau said she’s heard tough to hear stories from her direct relatives who attended the Indian boarding schools."Just imagine being told that everything you are, everything you know is wrong,” she said.Their tribe is small, with less than 4,000 enrolled citizens today.While they haven’t found direct relatives of the children they’re bringing home, she said the entire community will embrace those children."This is even more significant because we're not just taking them to a place where we were moved, we are taking them home,” Mousseau said.A wake and burial are planned for the two children when they’re back home.Top HeadlinesInvestigation continues after bodies of 2 toddlers found inside car on Norman roadTaylor Swift shows at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce, Chiefs face Ravens in NFL openerOKC metro school districts take action after shooting threats circulate onlineTeen charged in deadly shooting at Georgia high school appears in court for hearingTwo brothers, two sisters charged in death of 7-year-old Midwest City
Several tribes in Oklahoma will soon be traveling to Pennsylvania to collect the remains of tribal members who died during a dark chapter in U.S. history.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Buried at Carlisle Indian School, tribes for several years have been asking for their relatives back from the Pennsylvania Indian boarding school where more than 200 children died and are buried.
Now, the remains of three of those children will be returning home to Oklahoma.
This week, the Office of Army Cemeteries announced 11 children will be disinterred from the Carlisle Indian School. The school was open from 1879 to 1918 and was the federally funded off-reservation Indian boarding school for native children.
"It is extremely meaningful and a monumental moment to bring our relatives home; for tribes generally, this is a huge step in the right direction,” said Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
Mousseau and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes are getting back two of their own.
They aren’t the only ones; the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is also retrieving the remains of one of their own.
Tribes across the nation have been fighting for seven years for the bodies of those children, who came from states like Oklahoma, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana and California.
Mousseau said she’s heard tough to hear stories from her direct relatives who attended the Indian boarding schools.
"Just imagine being told that everything you are, everything you know is wrong,” she said.
Their tribe is small, with less than 4,000 enrolled citizens today.
While they haven’t found direct relatives of the children they’re bringing home, she said the entire community will embrace those children.
"This is even more significant because we're not just taking them to a place where we were moved, we are taking them home,” Mousseau said.
A wake and burial are planned for the two children when they’re back home.
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