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Basil Brave Heart, 88, who attended Red Cloud Indian School when it was known as Holy Rosary Mission, sits for an interview Sept. 30, 2021, in Pine Ridge, S.D. "Physical abuse was difficult. But when they took my language away, they took my moral compass," Brave Heart said. (AP/Emily Leshner)
Basil Brave Heart, 88, who attended Red Cloud Indian School when it was known as Holy Rosary Mission, sits for an interview Sept. 30, 2021, in Pine Ridge, S.D. (AP/Emily Leshner)