Search Results: keywords:"indian boarding school policies"

  • H. R. 7227 — To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported in House
    Words:12,215

    H.R. 7227 aims to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. The bill's purpose is to investigate and document the history and long-term effects of these schools on Indigenous peoples and their communities. The commission...

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    H.R. 7227 is a plan to create a special group to learn about the history of schools for Native American kids and help their families heal. They want $15 million each year to pay for the group, and they will use leftover money from a big fund once set aside for fighting the coronavirus.

  • S. 1723 — To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:19,334

    S. 1723 seeks to create the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. This commission will investigate and document the impacts of Indian Boarding School Policies, which aimed to assimilate Native American, Alaska Native, and Native...

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    This bill is about creating a special group to study the schools from long ago that tried to change Native American kids by taking away their culture and language. The group will learn from the past and help families and communities heal.

  • H. R. 7227 — To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:11,784

    H.R. 7227 aims to create the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. The bill intends to investigate and report on the historical and ongoing effects of Indian Boarding Schools on Native American communities, recommending ways for...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7227 wants to create a special group to learn about and help Native American communities hurt by Indian Boarding Schools in the past, but it uses money that was supposed to help with COVID-19 and might not tell everyone how it spends all its money.