They're Ready to Go Home (feat. Amelia Schafer)

Amelia Schafer (@ameliaschafers, Rapid City Journal) returns to discuss her recent investigation into a South Dakota boarding school and the thirty-eight graves that were uncovered last year.

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References

• Amelia's previous appearance on Fruitless, "Indian Country in Present Tense," https://share.transistor.fm/s/1adf122b
• "'They’re ready to go home': Few answers at school gravesite," Amelia Schafer in Indian Country Today, https://ictnews.org/news/theyre-ready-to-go-home-little-answers-offered-for-hidden-gravesite-at-catholic-mission
• "Reporter's Notebook: Telling the tale of one boarding school," Amelia Schafer in Indian Country Today, https://ictnews.org/news/reporters-notebook-researching-a-catholic-boarding-school

Music & audio credits

• Onion - Lukrembo
• Yesterday – bloom.
• In My Dreams – bloom.

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A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141