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Federal government launches program to preserve Indian boarding school oral histories
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the launch of an oral history project that will document stories of generations of Indigenous children who were taken from their homes and families and forced to attend federal boarding schools.

Oregon begins mapping out plan to expand rural broadband after big federal grant
Oregon will receive a whopping $688 million to help expand broadband access. Oregon's Broadband Office director shares what the timeline could be for bringing more high-speed internet to the state.

Interior Department leaders decry traumatic legacy of federal boarding schools for Native American children
It's the most thorough, and most honest, recounting of the use of Indian boarding schools by the federal agency that ran the program.

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Washington Grizzly Recovery Gets Backing From Trump's Interior Chief
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's remarks in support of grizzly bear recovery in Washington's North Cascades come three months after his agency had halted just such an effort.

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Zinke Coming To Washington To Talk Grizzly Bear Recovery
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is heading to the North Cascades Friday to speak on reintroducing grizzly bears in that part of Washington.