Return to Their Roots

For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their homes and families to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. However, 40-years ago, the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe in Northern New York formed The Akwesasne Freedom School where Mohawk children could learn their native language and culture. Jenna Flanagan from WNET-TV in New York City shows us.

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