Indian Country remembers. This is not the first administration to order the forced separation of families. The Trump administration has initiated a zero-tolerance policy on the border. Zero tolerance means that people caught crossing the border are treated as criminals. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said the Trump
As America Separates Families at the Border, a Look Back at the Cruel Practice
As Congress prepares to debate separating families at the border, a look back at the U.S.’s past with the cruel practice.

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Mark Trahant
Mark Trahant is an independent journalist and a journalism professor at the University of North Dakota. He's a member of the Shoshone-Bannock tribes and has written about American Indian and Alaska Native issues for more than three decades. His most recent project, TrahantReports, covers the 2016 election with a focus on Native issues and candidates. Follow him on Twitter at @TrahantReports.