Truth and Healing Commission: Investigating Indian Boarding School Policies and Trauma.
This Act establishes a Truth and Healing Commission to formally investigate and document the history and long-term effects of Federal Indian Boarding School Policies on Native American peoples. For citizens, particularly Native communities, this creates a structured process to uncover historical truth, promote healing from systemic trauma, and develop recommendations for the Federal government, including locating and managing burial sites. The Act allocates $90 million for its implementation.
Key points
Establishment of an independent Commission to investigate systematic abuse and forced assimilation at Indian Boarding Schools (operational before 1969).
Mandate to locate and document marked and unmarked burial sites of boarding school students and facilitate the repatriation of remains.
Holding public and private convenings to receive testimony from survivors and descendants, ensuring culturally appropriate, trauma-informed care services are provided.
The Commission must submit a final report to Congress and the President with findings and recommendations for accountability and public education.
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