Shawnee Chief Ben Barnes Speaks On Indigenous Boarding School Imprint

The Interior Department released a report admitting the intent of Native boarding schools was to rob Indigenous communities of their kids and land.

Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe has testified about his people's experiences at boarding schools. 

"It's not an academic discussion," Barnes said. "Terrible things happen to people."

The Shawnee Tribe has been investigating the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor school in Fairway, Kansas for over a year.