The residential school system separated 150,000 Indigenous children from their families — and the last one closed in 1997.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts after signing HB 7, the Stop WOKE Act, at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on April 22, 2022.

I figured if I could go again and help, why not? I love helping,” said senior Alex Garcia, who has traveled on Meeker High ...