U.S. to review Native American boarding schools' dark history By Spectrum News Staff & Associated Press Nationwide PUBLISHED 3:30 PM ET Jun. 25, 2021 PUBLISHED June 25, 2021 @3:30 PM SHARE The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of policies that over the decades forced hundreds of thousands of children from their families and communities, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced this week. What You Need To Know U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday the country will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools