Bob Sam (Tlingit ) gives testimony at "The Road to Healing" Tour on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 (Photos/Levi Rickert for Native News Online)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The tenth listening session of the year-long Road to Healing tour of Native communities made it’s stop in Anchorage, Alaska on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

The listening session, led by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) and Assistant Secretary – Interior Affairs Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community), was part of a year-long series launched in July 2022 to provide Native Americans affected by the federal Indian board school system an opportunity to share their experiences and the effects on their communities.

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Since July 2022, The Road to Healing tour made stops in Anadako, OklahomePellston, Michigan;Rosebud, South DakotaGila River Indian Community, Arizona; Many Farms, Arizona; Tulalip Indian Reservation, near Seattle, Washington; Onamia, Minnesota; and Riverside and Rohnert Park, California.

Upcoming Road to Healing Tour Listening Sessions

Sunday, October 29, 2023 | Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sunday, November 5, 2023 | Bozeman, Montana

 

Levi "Calm Before the Storm" Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) is the founder, publisher and editor of Native News Online. Rickert was awarded Best Column 2021 Native Media Award for the print/online...

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