Amelia Schafer writes: “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. There are maps, photos, court records, first-hand testimonies, Indigenous language materials, genealogies, and more stored in the archives, all of which is at risk, according to tribal historians. According to a leaked inter-agency email, San Francisco and Seattle’s National Archives are both slated to close as well.”
