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On the recordMay 11, 2022
It is absolutely necessary. It is why we worked with this bill to make sure that this information comes to the boarding school survivors and their families and Tribal Nations and organizations who worked for the healing and the truth of the Indian boarding school experience.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Emphasizes the importance of records for boarding school survivors.

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