@SariHorwitz

Investigative reporter for The Washington Post. Co-author American Cartel, Finding Chandra & Sniper. Bio: https://xitter.cf/t.co/sIGKKwbhT9

 Washington, DC
Joined July 2011
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NEH cuts $1.5 million from grants to research Indian boarding schools - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/nation/20…

NEH cuts $1.5 million from grants to research Indian boarding schools

The funding, which supported work dealing with one of the darkest chapters in American history, is being reallocated in ‘furtherance of the President’s agenda.’

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Tonight our team is being honored as a finalist for the Anthony Shadid journalism award and I’m so proud and humbled. May we never forget the dark chapter of Indian boarding schools. Check out this promo video we’re in - youtube.com/watch?v=IhxQx4_8…

2025 Finalists for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics

Administered by the UW Center for Journalism Ethics, the Anthony Sh...

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Coolest story about the longest-burning light bulb by @ReisThebault Centennial Bulb glows strong at age 124, a survivor in turbulent times washingtonpost.com/nation/20…

Centennial Bulb glows strong at age 124, a survivor in turbulent times

What was a novelty in 1901 has become a sentinel of stability amid the uncertainty at home and abroad.

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Nilo Tabrizy
@ntabrizy23 Dec 2024
It is so meaningful to see how much print space @washingtonpost dedicated to this story. Our Native American boarding schools investigation is on the front page and the full report has its own 8 page custom section 🧡 wapo.st/4070Sbv
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Our year-long investigation found that more than 3,100 children died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 and that more than 800 of those students are buried in cemeteries at or near the schools they attended. Here’s how we found our evidence. wapo.st/3DnIr9q

More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures

The Post’s year-long investigation found that three times as many Native American students had died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 as the U.S. government had previously reported.

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Our year-long investigation found more than three times the number of student deaths in Indian boarding schools than documented by the U.S. government. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures

The Post’s year-long investigation found that three times as many Native American students had died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 as the U.S. government had previously reported.

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Biden to designate national monument at former Indian boarding school washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Biden designates national monument at former Indian boarding school

The monument will be located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the campus of a former flagship facility for reeducating tribal children. The U.S. once had more than 400 federal Indian boarding schools in...

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Robert O’Harrow Jr., investigative veteran at Washington Post, dies at 64

Mr. O’Harrow’s wide-ranging work included groundbreaking investigations into digital privacy and surveillance.

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Here at the Gila River Community school in Arizona waiting for President Biden to issue his expected apology to Indian Country for atrocities that occurred at Indian Boarding Schools. This is Mary Kim Titla photo of mother Charlotte, survivor of Phoenix Indian Boarding School.
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NEW: Biden set to apologize to Native Americans for Indian boarding schools In a speech in Arizona on Friday, Biden is set to deliver a presidential apology for government’s role in atrocities against Native children. w/ @SariHorwitz @postmetrogirl wapo.st/3A9OBsE

Biden set to apologize to Native Americans for Indian boarding schools

Joe Biden’s remarks would mark the first time a U.S. president formally apologized for the government’s role in separating Native children from their families.

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Federal Indian boarding schools have impacted every Indigenous person I know. These were places where children - including my grandparents - were traumatized. I'm so grateful to @POTUS for acknowledging this terrible era of our nation's past. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Biden set to apologize to Native Americans for Indian boarding schools

Joe Biden’s remarks would mark the first time a U.S. president formally apologized for the government’s role in separating Native children from their families.

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“It’s extraordinary that President Biden is doing this,” said Interior Secretary @SecDebHaaland, the country’s first Native American Cabinet secretary, tells @SariHorwitz and @postmetrogirl. “It will mean the world to so many people across Indian Country.”
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BREAKING— Biden to apologize tomorrow for the atrocities committed to Native American children in Indian boarding schools. W/@postmetrogirl and @ToluseO washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Biden set to apologize to Native Americans for Indian boarding schools

Joe Biden’s remarks would mark the first time a U.S. president formally apologized for the government’s role in separating Native children from their families.

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More than 900 Native American children died at U.S boarding schools. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

More than 900 Native American children died at U.S. boarding schools

A new Interior Department report reveals that 973 Native American children died at Indian boarding schools over a 150-year period of forced cultural assimilation.

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The pope has remained silent about these abuses in the United States. The bishops’ statement Friday, though, offered a blunt assessment of the legacy of abuse of Native Americans. Incredible impact from @SariHorwitz & @postmetrogirl: washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Catholic bishops apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools

In Friday vote, church leaders cite a “history of trauma” inflicted on Native Americans, including generations of children removed from their families to be forcibly assimilated.

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Catholic bishops set to apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Catholic bishops apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools

In Friday vote, church leaders cite a “history of trauma” inflicted on Native Americans, including generations of children removed from their families to be forcibly assimilated.

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@DailyMail9 Jun 2024
Horrifying sexual abuse of Native American children exposed as survivors share new accounts of crimes at Catholic boarding schools trib.al/h66WoXz
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Such an important part of our past, our physical land, & our national psyche that doesn't get attention. Rightfully heartbroken & horrified. Thank you @SariHorwitz & @postmetrogirl. wapo.st/3Vnjbqk

They took the children: U.S. created Indian boarding schools to destroy cultures and seize land

For 150 years, U.S. policy forced Native American children into boarding schools built to eradicate their culture and assimilate them into White society.

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🚨 Live now @postmetrogirl & @SariHorwitz are answering Post readers questions about their investigation into Native American boarding schools. One question just came in from a survivor who writes to remind people of the recency 💔. "I'm still alive." --> washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Where did funding for Native American boarding schools come from? We took your questions.

Dana Hedgpeth and Sari Horwitz answered questions about their reporting on Tuesday during a live chat.

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Dana Hedgpeth
@postmetrogirl4 Jun 2024
Sunday - on the front page of The Washington Post is a project I’ve worked on for nearly a year with a team of smart colleagues. The 9 page print edition reveals new details of abuse that Native American children endured at government-run boarding schools in the 1800s and 1900s.
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Rozina Ali@rozina_ali6 Jun 2024
Every paragraph of this piece is harrowing. Please take time to read this haunting investigation of the how the US forcibly separated Native American children from their parents, and sent them to abusive, violent boarding schools. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

They took the children: U.S. created Indian boarding schools to destroy cultures and seize land

For 150 years, U.S. policy forced Native American children into boarding schools built to eradicate their culture and assimilate them into White society.

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