How Indigenous Oklahomans are overcoming generational trauma
Ben Winters/First Americans Museum | Harold Meek on Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
Oklahoma was home to an estimated 83 Indian boarding schools — the most in the country. These schools were popular in the early 20th century and had a genocidal campaign known under its unofficial slogan, “kill the Indian, save the man.”
But according to tribal citizens, that ‘Indian’ was never killed.
As part of a collaboration with NPR and non-profit Cortico, KOSU held community conversations with Indigenous groups across the state and asked: where do you find common ground?
The answer? Resiliency.
READ AND LISTEN: https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2025-02-11/hope-in-resiliency-how-indigenous-oklahomans-are-overcoming-generational-trauma
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