Sens. Wyden, Merkley Cosponsor Bill to Seek Healing for Stolen Native Children and Their Communities
October 02, 2021
October 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring legislation that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities by establishing a formal commission that would investigate, document, and acknowledge past injustices of the federal government's Indian Boarding School policies.
The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schoo . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring legislation that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities by establishing a formal commission that would investigate, document, and acknowledge past injustices of the federal government's Indian Boarding School policies.
The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schoo . . .