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US S2907

US S2907
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act


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Introduced
09/30/2021
In Committee
09/30/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. The Commission will formally investigate and document the attempted termination of cultures and languages of Indigenous peoples, assimilation practices, and human rights violations that occurred against American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians through Indian Boarding School Policies. The Commission will also hold public hearings for survivors, victims, families, communities, and Tribal leaders to testify about the impacts of the physical, psychological, and spiritual violence of Indian boarding schools. The Commission will make recommendations to the federal government on acknowledging and healing the historical and intergenerational trauma caused by the Indian Boarding School Policies and other cultural and linguistic termination practices.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (27)

Last Action

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. (on 06/22/2022)

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