President of the United States Joe Biden He apologized to indigenous peoples in the United States for the mistreatment of thousands of their children in state boarding schools. “I am deeply sorry as the President of the United States for what we did,” Biden said during a visit to a tribal reservation in the US state of Arizona.
Between the early 19th century and the 1970s, tens of thousands of Aboriginal children were taken from their parents and sent to state boarding schools for re-education. Many children there were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse.
The aim of state institutions was to assimilate the children by destroying their culture, language and identity. According to government reports, at least 973 children have died in these facilities.
Interior Secretary Deb Holland, the first U.S. Secretary of the Interior, said the president's pardon was of great historical significance. “Forgiveness is more than words can express,” he said. “For decades, this horrific episode remained unmentioned in our history books.” His own family also suffered.
President of the United States Joe Biden He apologized to indigenous peoples in the United States for the mistreatment of thousands of their children in state boarding schools. “I am deeply sorry as the President of the United States for what we did,” Biden said during a visit to a tribal reservation in the US state of Arizona.
Between the early 19th century and the 1970s, tens of thousands of Aboriginal children were taken from their parents and sent to state boarding schools for re-education. Many children there were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse.
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