How Native American Kids Were Forced To Become Whiter | The Amber Ruffin Show

In the 1860s, the U.S. government took Native American kids from their families and placed them in "cultural assimilation" boarding schools designed to make them "whiter." The schools were incredibly abusive; thousands of kids died in them, and these kids were then buried in unmarked graves. Today, erasure continues as oil and gas companies attempt to separate Native Americans from their tribal homelands.

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[EH]

Exactly the Same thing happened here in Australia… 😔 disgraceful and traumatic.
About 10 years ago our Prime Minister apologised to the Stolen Generations- looong overdue

[leroyv]

It's unfortunate that we don't have more of a voice in the media. Thank you very much for taking part of your show to speak about Native culture. One more reason you're Awesome!

[jt]

There were also cases of federal hospitals sterilizing native women without their consent.

[michaelladucer]

Thank you! Both of my grandmothers were part of the Indian boarding schools. My maternal grandmother used to tell the tale when her and her sister were stolen while playing outside their home. My great grandparents were told hours later that they were sent to boarding school and did not see their parents for five years. In that time, their culture, language and customs were beaten out of them. Thank you so much for doing this report, its not talked about or taught about enough in America.

[geraldscarff]

I am a coastal native man of Nisg'aa and T'lingit heritage..
Big thanks from the north coast.

We are survivors of the residential school system..

[seymourrodinsky]

First time I heard a real commentary on this case. Thanks, Amber. You rock!

[smiller]

Amber is exactly the teacher Ron de Santis would hate with the heat of a thousands suns.

[donnaharewood]

Wow! This show is better than a classroom. The teacher is also pretty, funny and her outfits rock!

[celieboo]

This is the only channel that has mentioned the "oil and gas" part of the case. Now it all makes sense.

[markallen]

Great piece. I am Ojibwe from Bemidji, Minn.. Let's talk about timber shanagans. It has been and continues to be a problem.

[eugenejohnson]

Thank you so much for this!! We Indians never hear these stories being told except amongst ourselves!! THANKS AGAIN!!!

[qcwings]

💯 Thanks for shedding light to atrocities toward our Indigenous cultures.

[jenna]

I will continue to say "How Did We Get Here" should be shown in schools.

[carlpop]

Bless Amber for using her platform to raise awareness on issues of justice.

[Bliss-lt]

We need more Amber segments like this.

[California.sun]

My grandparents were taken to residential schools, one in the US and one in Canada. It's a trauma they carried for the rest of their lives. Both the US and Canada have a lot to answer for.

[jsmn]

This video is a better lesson in indigenous history than any lesson I ever got in high school.

[stephenivavages]

Light hearted comments to serious topics is how I learned to make it through life. Thank you for shining the light brighter on these topics.

[music_YT]

I had heard about the case but not the bit about the lawyers being backed by oil companies. What was already a horrid situation of a couple arguing against the preservation of Native culture becomes even more insidious with that info.

[FromTacoma]

I am 47 years old and there are many things I’ve done that I’m ashamed of. whether you’re a person or a country I think Kratos said it best “Don’t be sorry be better”