The Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School, which operated from 1893 to 1934 in Michigan, was a government-run institution that forced Native American children to abandon their languages, cultures, and traditions through harsh assimilation policies. Many children suffered abuse, and tribal research has documented at least 227 student deaths. Today, the site is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe honors the children through annual remembrance ceremonies while preserving their history.