Native Americans trek across U.S. boarding schools, call for formal apology from White House

A caravan of Native Americans is making its way across the U.S., visiting the sites of current and former Indian boarding schools.Organizers want President Obama to apologize for abuses that took place in the boarding school system going back to the late 1800s.Brian Bull reports…

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