Durbin Applauds President Biden's Formal Apology To Native Communities For Federal Government's Role In Native American Boarding Schools

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“Today, President Biden is taking a major step forward in our nation’s reckoning with the deeply painful history of Native boarding school policies that caused irreparable damage to Native communities. The scars of these unjust, hateful actions—the federal government’s attempts to eradicate Native cultures, religions, and languages—are still present today.

“Illinois was home to two of these boarding schools. We cannot undo what happened at these schools, but we can acknowledge the atrocities that occurred. A formal apology from the federal government is long-overdue, and I hope that it, along with federal investigations, will aid Native families as they work to heal from the trauma inflicted by our nation’s shameful history.”

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