
For over 100 years it was the official policy of the United States to forcibly separate Native children from their families and Tribes and remove them to boarding schools. These children were stripped of their language, culture, and family and Tribal ties. https://t.co/rg8190UDs6
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) October 25, 2024
Many children were physically and emotionally abused, and many died. This isn’t ancient history; this was the policy of the federal government until the 1960s.
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) October 25, 2024
This unspeakable tragedy is not well understood by most Americans, even as impacts of this trauma live on to this day.
This is why it is so important that President Biden is formally apologizing to Native peoples for this great injustice. This apology would not have happened without the leadership of @SecDebHaaland, whose own grandparents were stolen and taken away to boarding schools.
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) October 25, 2024
I live in Minneapolis, the birthplace of the American Indian Movement, and home of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. I was blessed to visit the Coalition with @SecDebHaaland and @LtGovFlanagan, and hear the stories of survivors of boarding schools.
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) October 25, 2024
The incredible resilience of Native peoples, even as the United States government tried to erase and eradicate their identities, is deeply inspiring.
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) October 25, 2024
My hope is that POTUS’s formal apology will help us continue down the path of healing.
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) October 25, 2024
And, it is an opportunity for us to renew our commitment to strengthen Tribal sovereignty and deepen our respect for our trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations.
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