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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “Our own country allowed children to die in federally funded schools as we have heard today.”

On the recordMay 11, 2022
Our own country allowed children to die in federally funded schools as we have heard today.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the tragic outcomes of federally funded Indian boarding schools.

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