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A spark can start change, ignite courage, and light the path to healing.

Stay tuned.

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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025, The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition honors and celebrates Indigenous Peoples, all of whom are still here despite policies like Indian boarding schools that were designed to erase us.

Learn more about NABS: www.boardingschoolhealing.org

🧡 NABS is thrilled to announce our new Graphic and Content Designer, Robert Bordeaux (he/they).

Curious about who's behind our work? Meet our staff and board members here: https://loom.ly/fKNNIgk

NABS leaders had the honor of sitting down with Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective founder and CEO, to discuss our continued work advocating on behalf of Native peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. Listen here: https://loom.ly/WndppVU or wherever you listen to podcasts!

On September 30th, NABS participated in the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian boarding school survivors.

NABS will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico from November 3-7, 2025 to interview Indian boarding school survivors. If you or someone you know attended a federally supported boarding school before 1970, sign up below.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/OHPsignup

NABS honors the lives of Native children taken from their families, remembers those who never returned home, and stands with survivors, their descendants, and Tribal Nations who continue to carry the weight of this history. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/UQfjjaU

🧡 Order your 2025 Day of Remembrance T-shirt and wear it on September 30 to honor survivors, support community healing, & stand for truth, justice, & healing.

✨ Be sure to order by 9/15 so your shirt arrives in time for the 9/30 observance.

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🕯 Join us for the National Day of Remembrance 🕯
Please note: This event has a new date and time!

RSVP now https://loom.ly/GTKdWUM
Get your 2025 T-shirt: https://loom.ly/R1t8VaQ.
Learn more about the event here: https://loom.ly/qwEtV_0

🧡 Order your 2025 Day of Remembrance T-shirt and wear it on September 30 to honor survivors, & stand for truth, justice, and healing.

Be sure to order by September 15 so your shirt arrives in time for the observance.

Get your 2025 T-shirt here: https://loom.ly/R1t8VaQ

#DayOfRemembrance

We invite you to join Master Native Artist Tiana Spotted Thunder for a special two-part online workshop where you'll learn healing songs for personal and spiritual use.

🔗 Register here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5192425

NABS will be in Rapid City, SD from Sept. 21-26. If you or someone you know attended a federally supported boarding school before 1970, sign up: https://bit.ly/OHPsignup

This #NationalNonprofitDay, stand with survivors of Indian boarding schools.
Together, we can bring truth, justice, and healing to our communities.

🧡 Learn more and give today at boardingschoolhealing.org — every gift makes a difference.

𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐒 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬.

Interested in participating? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/OHPsignup

We invite you to join us for an upcoming NABS Research Webinar: "Remembering the Children, In Their Memory, In Our Voice" to explore the history and enduring legacy of the Rapid City Indian School.

Learn more: https://boardingschoolhealing.org/research-webinars/

𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐒 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟗, 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬. If you attended a federally supported boarding school before 1970, sign up below.

https://bit.ly/OHPsignup

Statement from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

🧡 NABS Healing-Informed Resources for Self-Care

We understand that trauma can be triggered at any time, and immediate and long-term support may be needed. That’s why we have compiled a healing-informed guide: "Healing-Informed Resources for Self-Care." https://loom.ly/-4El92Q

🧡 We're hiring! Join our team working for truth, justice & healing for Indigenous peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding schools.

📌 Graphic & Content Designer
📅Apply by July 13, 2025

Visit https://boardingschoolhealing.org/jobpostings/ to learn more and apply.

🌿NABS invites all Indian Boarding School survivors to join our Healing Informed Talking Circle—a space for sharing, connection, and support.

When: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Where: Elders Lodge, 1500 Magnolia Ave E. St. Paul, MN

🌈 As we near the end of Pride Month, we honor the journey of reclaiming what was taken. That includes embracing all of our relatives and creating space for truth, healing, and pride—this month, and every month. 🧡