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- 22 Nov 2024
Biden apologizes for federal Indian boarding schools: 'One of the most horrific chapters in American history'
President Biden on Friday delivered a formal apology from the government for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative that lasted until 1969.
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"At first, in the 1800s, the effort was voluntary, asking tribes... to send their children away to vocational schools. But then the federal government mandated the removal of children from their families and tribes, launching what's called the Federal Indian Boarding School era," he said.
"One of the most horrific chapters in American history," Biden continued. "We should be ashamed, a chapter that most Americans don't know about."
At least 973 Native American children died during the program, during which more than 18,000 were taken from their parents, according to The Associated Press.
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