A former Native American boarding school confronts its dark past
By Lisa Cavazuti, Cynthia McFadden, Maite Amorebieta, Yasmine SalamPhotograph by Tara Rose Weston for NBC NewsNovember 16, 2022 PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, South Dakota – Inching on her knees, Marsha Small scraped across the dirt floor, searching for a bone, a tooth, any human fragment. This grim task consumed Small and his team of archaeologists for five days in mid-October. They were searching for the remains of indigenous children beneath a former Native American boarding school that represents a dark chapter in American history. “My ancestors put me here,” said Small, 63, a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe and…
