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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Grijalva Statement on President Biden's Formal Apology on Indian Boarding Schools
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on President Biden's issuance of a formal apology to Native Americans for the federal government's role in Indian boarding schools. For more than 150 years, the U.S. government removed Native American children from their homes and communities, forcing them to attend boarding schools, where they w  more

Sen. Kelly Issues Statement on President Biden Apology for Federal Indian Boarding School Era
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after attending President Biden's apology for the Federal Indian Boarding School Era at the Gila River Indian Community: "President Biden took an important and overdue step in acknowledging the serious harm caused by Indian boarding schools--a painful chapter in our nation's history that is still felt in Native American c  more