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Such schools have a sad and often abusive history for most Native Americans. They were started as a way to tame the wild Indians. But today some students find the schools as a way hold on to their Indian heritage. Click here for NPR's story on the history of the schools and how federal budget changes have put the schools' future in doubt. Today the Bureau of Indian Education directly operates 62 schools.
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