TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND HEALING
WHO WE ARE
Truth. Justice. Healing
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is a leading national organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of Native peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. We seek truth through education and research, justice through advocacy and policy, and healing through Indigenous teaching and traditional gatherings.
WHO WE ARE
Truth. Justice. Healing
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is a leading national organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of Native peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. We seek truth through education and research, justice through advocacy and policy, and healing through Indigenous teaching and traditional gatherings.
FROM OUR BLOG
news & events
Our Board of Directors is conducting a comprehensive search for our next Chief Executive Officer. To learn more and explore this opportunity, visit the link below. Learn More and Apply Applications are due by May 4 at 5pm Eastern Time.
BREAK THE SILENCE, BEGIN THE HEALING
THE NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL HEALING COMMISSION
Our Mission: To lead in the pursuit of understanding and addressing the ongoing trauma created by the U.S. Indian Boarding School policy.
Education Resources
NABS is bringing new information and stories to light, and providing researchers, educators, and Native communities with the necessary resources to learn more.
Oral History Project
NABS has built trust within the American Indian and Alaska Native community with our experience in collecting survivors’ stories in a healing-informed way.
Support Survivors
Want to support the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies bill? Visit our Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools
TRAUMATIC IMPACT.
evidence in the numbers
In February 2025, NABS released its latest research identifying 526 Indian boarding schools in the United States. This is the largest known list of U.S. Indian boarding schools ever compiled to date.
