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State buries Native American boarding school study, starts investigation of its own

A historic photo circa 1910 of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
A historic photo circa 1910 of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School. (Courtesy of Library of Congress)

Soon after the state attorney general's office decided not to publish a report on Native American boarding schools in Michigan, they opened up their own investigation. IPR's Austin Rowlader sat down with Bridge Michigan's Ron French to learn more about the buried report and what the AG's office hopes to find in their investigation.

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Austin is a freelance reporter and producer for IPR based in Bellaire. He also files stories with Bridge Michigan and The Antrim Review.
Vivian La covers how climate change is impacting northern Michigan communities for IPR through a partnership with Grist.
Ellie Katz reports on science, conservation and the environment. She also produces stories for Points North.