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Jason Packineau
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Indigenous (MHA/Jemez/Laguna) | Culture | Language | Knowledge
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Finally!

My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.

You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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It was such a pleasure to do this one. If folks want to listen, please do. This podcast was a fantastic glimpse into life at our Tribal College, especially in a time of rapid and sweeping changes: www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The FSPA have transferred its Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

At NABS, we honor and support these efforts as vital steps in acknowledging the truth and repairing the generational harm caused by the Indian boarding school era.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Join us for our research webinar “Remembering the Children, In their memory, In our voice” featuring guest speaker Amy Sazue and moderated by NABS Director of Indigenous Mindfulness, Serene Thin Elk (Yankton Sioux Tribe).

Register for the webinar here:
https://loom.ly/lAu4h3g
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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NABS will be in Chandler, Arizona (Gila River) from December 14th-18th, 2025 to interview Indian boarding school survivors. If you attended a federally supported boarding school before 1970, sign up below.

Interested in participating? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/OHPsignup
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Join our team! Director of Development.

Deadline to apply is Friday.

boardingschoolhealing.org/director-of-...
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🧡 We are deeply grateful to our boarding school relatives who joined us in Mni Luzahan (Rapid City), South Dakota for the fifteenth stop of our oral history project. Learn more about OHP here https://boardingschoolhealing.org/oral-history-project
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Join the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition at the Twin Cities Film Fest on October 18th at 2:15PM for the screening of Remaining Native. Following the film, stay for a Q&A with NABS Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel B. Torres.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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On September 30th, NABS participated in the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian boarding school survivors.
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NABS was in DC this week and held an event to honor Indian boarding school survivors and relatives. We hope this creates visibility and awareness leading up to the National Day of Remembrance/Orange Shirt Day on September 30th.
’I would not cry’: National Day of Remembrance recognizes boarding school survivors and families - ICT
A candlelight vigil, songs, and talks marked a day set aside to remember the children who survived boarding schools and those who didn’t
ictnews.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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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
September 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Given my last repost probably a good time to let folks know I’m now the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition @nnabshcbebsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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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
August 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you’re looking for a superb data leader, Scott should be on your radar. It was a honor to work with him at NEH.
April 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Office Hours: Tomorrow, December 4th, at 12 pm ET, the Education division will be available to answer questions about the $200K funding opportunity to create Indian boarding school educator resources for prospective applicants. Click link for details. www.neh.gov/program/Hist...
Call for Proposals: The History of U.S. Government-Sponsored Boarding Schools for Native American Children
www.neh.gov
December 3, 2024 at 10:30 PM
NEH is seeking proposals for a funding opportunity that will develop educator tools and resources that focus on federal Indian boarding school history. Proposals can be up to $200k. Deadline, January 15, 2025 www.neh.gov/program/Hist...
Call for Proposals: The History of U.S. Government-Sponsored Boarding Schools for Native American Children
www.neh.gov
November 26, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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Webinar today! 6pm ET
Please join Native women historians: Kiara Vigil, myself, & K. Tsianina Lomawaima

100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act

This event is part of Villanova's celebration of Native American Heritage Month
November 18, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Professor Maile Alvin is helping to lead efforts in bringing the history of the Waiale'e Industrial Schools to light.
NEH Grant to Memorialize Children Incarcerated at the Waialeʻe Industrial School - College of Humanities - The University of Utah
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Maile Arvin, associate professor of history and gender studies at the University of Utah – in collaboration with the North Shore Community Land Tr...
humanities.utah.edu
April 12, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Very excited to support efforts in Hawai'i to address the history of the two industrial schools that mainly enrolled Native Hawaiian students.
NEH awards funding for research on Hawaiʻi's history of industrial schools
Research into the history of government-run reformatories and industrial schools in Hawaiʻi during the early 1900s is getting a boost in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
www.hawaiipublicradio.org
April 12, 2024 at 6:42 PM
NativeNewsOnline coverage of NEH's announcement of 14 awards to Tribal Nations and organizations regarding Federal Indian boarding school history and it's impact on communities.
Tribal Nations Receive $411,000 to Document Impact of Federal Indian Boarding School Era
Fourteen tribal nations and organizations receive funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to initiate projects aimed at capturing, preserving, and educating about the impact of the Fede...
nativenewsonline.net
April 12, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The NEH Chair listened to Tribal communities and understood there was an immediate need to fund projects that address our country's Indian boarding school legacy. Proud to support the vision and efforts of our leadership.
NEH Awards $411,000 to Tribal Communities for Projects on the History and Legacy of Federal Indian Boarding Schools
www.neh.gov
April 10, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Career Opportunity: Public Affairs Specialist.
The National Endowment for the Humanities is looking for a candidate to manage and support the agency's social media strategy.
Public Affairs Specialist (Social Media-Digital Communications Manager)
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
www.usajobs.gov
March 29, 2024 at 1:39 PM
The "Away From Home' traveling exhibit will make it's way to Montana. It details history related to Federal Indian boarding schools and was created by the Heard Museum (AZ) with funding from NEH.
Traveling exhibit on American Indian Boarding Schools comes to Billings
The Western Heritage Center (WHC) of Billings is hosting the national traveling exhibit “Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” from April 9 — May 24.
www.bighorncountynews.com
March 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
The Oral History Project for Federal Indian boarding school survivors has kicked off. Heartening to hear and see the care being taken as this important work continues in the months ahead. Support from the National Endowment for the Humanities is helping to fund this effort.
Oral History Project preserving voices of Native boarding school survivors
Written By: Rachael Schuit and Brittany Harlow (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) It is a dark history that still impacts many families across Oklahoma and the rest of the United States. Between...
app.verifiednews.network
March 28, 2024 at 2:01 PM
The last piece from Indian Country Today's series on NAGPRA updates focuses on the future and a peek at a few current institutions who have already made consultations a part of their operating principles.
New NAGPRA rules: ‘We have an obligation to change’
Part 3: Native curators offer a model for future Indigenous exhibits
ictnews.org
March 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM