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The U.S. is about to undertake a national investigation into hundreds of American Indian boarding schools that operated for more than a century and served to “kill the Indian to save the man.”

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the process will be long, difficult and painful and will not undo the heartbreak and loss endured by many families.

“This is not just about history and Thanksgiving; this is about what is happening right now in 2020.”

Monday’s ruling is the second major win for pipeline opponents in as many days. On Sunday, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.

When Alaska is at its coldest, census workers are more likely to find village residents, some of whom migrate to hunt and fish for subsistence or work, in their home communities.