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The United States poured enormous resources into Federal Indian boarding schools. By comparison, the Federal Government has invested less than $400 million in recouping the very Native American languages they tried so hard to eradicate…
I urge my colleagues to support this call for a formal apology and thank these young leaders for their advocacy.
I would also like to thank my dear friends, Senator Warren and the co-chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, Representatives Sharice Davids and Tom Cole, for prioritizing legislation to address these policies.
I absolutely believe that a Commission focused on Indian Boarding Schools is needed.
The Biden-Harris Administration is determined to make a lasting positive difference in response to the trauma that Federal Indian Boarding School policies have caused.
As you know, tribal consultation is incredibly important to us. It is the most important thing in this work that we are doing.
We are wholeheartedly in support and this Administration is in support of language revitalization.
We often hear in our communities, people will say, we lost our language. I say, no, we did not lose it; it was taken.
We need to ensure that we are protecting the rights of Native children and families.
Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, Vice Chair Murkowski, thank you both for holding this important hearing today to examine the legacy of Federal Indian boarding school policies and to support legislation that moves us in the right…
As a commissioner in Maine, Chief Francis was right, everything led back to boarding school, everything, because that is where the first disruption took place of our families.
The Biden-Harris administration is determined to make a lasting positive difference in response to the trauma that these policies have caused.
the Honorable Deb Haaland, and several members from tribal nations greatly impacted by the forced removal and education of their children
The bottom line is that that trust responsibility is real.
Federal Indian boarding school policy is a part of America's story that we must tell.
Dr. Walensky, will you commit to reconsidering CDC guidelines for the fourth COVID-19 shot to account for the risks of people fleeing from natural disasters who are forced into compact living conditions?
While I very much respect that people keep telling me 99.8 percent of control burns are always under control, I am more interested in the 0.2 percent that destroyed our state.