Earlier this week, the New York State Senate unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the horrors of the Thomas Indian School. “The Governor’s visit will be an important moment on our ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issues a formal apology on behalf of New York State for its role in operating the Thomas Indian School, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, outside the William Seneca Administration ...

The boarding residential school was part of the United States policy of forced assimilation for Native youth, to strip them of their culture and identities, to “kill the Indian, save the man.” ...

Originally called the Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children, the school was established by Presbyterian missionaries in 1855 and taken over by the state in 1875.

The Thomas Indian School was originally established by Presbyterian missionaries in 1855 and taken over by the state in 1875.