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For the family of a Native American child lost at the Carlisle School, a new study offers hope of accountability

In modern America it’s rare to find a Native family that hasn't been touched by boarding schools

Mar Kininnook was part of a group of 32 Alaskan students selected to attend Carlisle Indian School in October 1903. She died there, and was buried there, records show, but no headstone bears her name. She could be buried as one of the "Unknown" students in the cemetery.
Mar Kininnook was part of a group of 32 Alaskan students selected to attend Carlisle Indian School in October 1903. She died there, and was buried there, records show, but no headstone bears her name. She could be buried as one of the "Unknown" students in the cemetery.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer