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US President Biden Expresses Regret Over Historical Indigenous Boarding School Abuses

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US President Joe Biden has issued a formal apology for the Indian boarding school system in the United States, which forcibly removed indigenous children from their families and homes from 1819 until the 1970s. Biden expressed anger and emotion while delivering his apology, stating "it's a sin on our soul" and that there is "no excuse" for the apology taking 50 years to make. He also emphasized that "darkness can hide much, it erases nothing," suggesting that the painful legacy of the boarding schools cannot be forgotten. This apology is seen as a significant step towards reconciliation and healing for indigenous communities in the US.

  1. US
    Joe Biden
    Democratic Party
    1. I formally apologize as president of United States of America for what we did.
    2. The Federal Indian boarding school policy — the pain is has caused will only be a significant mark of shame, a blot on our record history. For too long, this all happened with virtually no public attention, not written about in our history books, not taught in our schools.
    3. Quite frankly, there's no excuse that this apology took 50 years to make.
  2. US
    Chase Iron Eyes
    Lakota People's Law Project
    1. An apology is a nice start, but it is not a true reckoning, nor is it a sufficient remedy for the long history of colonial violence.
  3. US
    Mike O'Neil
    1. The trendlines throughout have been remarkably steady. The question is which candidate is going to be able to turn out their voters in a race that seems to be destined to be decided by narrow margins.
  4. US
    Ramona Charette Klein
    1. I do think that will reflect well on Vice President Harris, and I hope this momentum will continue.
    2. President Biden deserves credit for finally putting attention on the issue and other issues impacting the community.

Native American Boarding School Deaths

  1. US Boarding Schools Inquiry Finds Native American Student Deaths Total at Least 3,100 According to Official Report
  2. Native American children deaths in US government boarding schools total at least 973 according to investigation findings

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.US under Joe Biden
  2. 2.Child Health
  3. 3.Colonialism
  4. 4.Native Americans

countries

  1. 1.IndiaIN
  2. 2.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.White HouseUS
  3. 3.Democratic National CommitteeUS
  4. 4.Gila Crossing Community School
  5. 5.Lakota People's Law Project
  6. 6.Republican Party
  7. 7.Sacred Defense Fund
  8. 8.Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

persons

  1. 1.Joe BidenUS
  2. 2.Bill ClintonUS
  3. 3.Chase Iron EyesUS
  4. 4.Donald TrumpUS
  5. 5.Kamala HarrisUS
  6. 6.Kari LakeUS
  7. 7.Manuel Balce Ceneta
  8. 8.Mike O'NeilUS
  9. 9.Ramona Charette KleinUS
  10. 10.Ruben Gallego
  11. 11.Tim WalzUS

technicals

  1. 1.Gila River
  2. 2.Lumbee Tribe
  3. 3.Navajo Nation