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Once a federal boarding school, local tribes now set the curriculum at the Santa Fe Indian School

NPR | By Sequoia Carrillo

Published June 21, 2026 at 7:06 AM CDT

For more than a century, federal boarding schools worked to forcibly assimilate Native American children into white culture. We visit one school that has rewritten its legacy.

Sequoia Carrillo

Sequoia Carrillo is an assistant editor for NPR's Education Team. Along with writing, producing, and reporting for the team, she manages the Student Podcast Challenge.

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