Mel Brooks Discusses Boarding Schools, Klamath River History, & Elder Wisdom | Drum Circle News
In this 52-minute interview, I sit down with Mel Brooks, an elder in the Talowa Dee-ni’ Nation, born in Requa at the mouth of the Klamath River. Mel shares his personal experiences growing up in Indian boarding schools, institutions where the U.S. government forced assimilation on Native children, stripping away […]
