A group focused on shedding more light on the troubled legacy of Native American boarding schools released a new interactive map that shows where these schools were located in the U.S. and Canada.
Murder is the third-leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women, with Tucson having the highest number of cases of missing and murdered women and girls.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to give Native Americans a stronger voice in federal affairs, promising at the first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years that he would foster respect in government decision-making.
At least 500 children died at some of the schools, but that number is expected to reach into the thousands or tens of thousands as more research is done.
Fewer police departments sent data on hate crimes to the FBI, or reported zero, leading many to believe that the 2020 numbers are not a complete picture.