PBS NewsHour

November 30, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

November 30, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

New York’s Mohawk tribe works to restore their culture

8m 59s

For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their families and lands to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. But in 1979, a small Mohawk tribe in upstate New York formed The Akwesasne Freedom School, where today Mohawk children continue to learn their native language and culture. Jenna Flanagan reports.

Previews + Extras

  • How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion

    S2019 E368 - 6m 45s

    Hundreds of Illinois schools in 2017 and 2018 were secluding children in isolation rooms at alarming rates and often for reasons that violated the law, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica found. At least 20,000 children were put in isolation during that time frame, many with emotional and behavioral disabilities. ProPublica reporter Jodi Cohen joins Hari Sreenivasan with more.

Similar Shows

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.