Indigenous leaders say the US government’s decision to close the sites was made without tribal consultation.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Chicago National Archives holds hundreds of thousands of Bureau of Indian Affairs records spanning nearly two centuries, but the site is set to close by the end of September. There is no clear answer about where the documents are going or when they’ll next be accessible. Once the site closes, it could take roughly two years for the documents to be made…

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