WAHPETON, N.D. — The campus of the Circle of Nations boarding school sprawls across some 50 acres in this small city near the Minnesota state line, and Chris Kappes was happy to show a reporter and photographer as much of it as they wanted to see one morning in late 2023.
Read more about why we pursued this three-part series on student welfare within the Bureau of Indian Education by clicking on the headline.
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Chris Kappes, residential director at the Circle of Nations boarding school in Wahpeton, North Dakota, stands in a dormitory common room.
Tom Stromme, Bismarck Tribune
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A sign marks the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe, in 2012.
Kristi Eaton, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Administrators of Circle of Nations School, a tribally operated BIE school in Wahpeton, North Dakota, offered a Lee Enterprises reporter and photographer a tour of the campus in December 2023.
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Tanner Rabbithead, CEO of the Circle of Nations School in Wahpeton, North Dakota, speaks in his office on campus.
Tom Stromme, Bismarck Tribune
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The Keeble Dormitory at the Circle of Nations School in Wahpeton, North Dakota, is named for Woodrow Keeble, a Medal of Honor winner and decorated veteran of the Korean War. The dormitory houses both girls and boys in grades four through eight.
Tom Stromme, Bismarck Tribune
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The common area of the girls' living area at the Circle of Nations school in Wahpeton, North Dakota, resembles a college dormitory.
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Circle of Nations School principal Trevor Gourneau recalls recent students who have attended the tribally operated BIE boarding school in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He said he follows students' progress after they move on to high school.
Tom Stromme
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Trevor Gourneau, principal of Circle of Nations School in Wahpeton, North Dakota, speaks before a rack of traditional regalia used for student cultural activities.
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Students enjoy playing basketball in the Circle of Nations School gym in December. Fourth-grader Delayna Beaulieu, right, said her mother also attended the boarding school in Wahpeton, North Dakota. In back are Krius Haukaas, left, and Marlyssa Martin, both sixth graders.
Tom Stromme, Bismarck Tribune
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From left, Tanner Rabbithead, Trevor Gourneau and Chris Kappes hold a photograph from 1930 of what is now the Circle of Nations School.
Tom Stromme, Bismarck Tribune
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