US: Biden makes historic apology to Native Americans – DW – 10/25/2024
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President Joe Biden addressed what he called "one of the darkest chapters in American history" Friday, apologizing for a brutal system that saw Native children kidnapped and abused in an effort to erase their culture.

US President Joe Biden traveled to Arizona on Friday where he spoke with members of the Gila River Indian Community, offering a historical apology to Native peoples who suffered a century-and-a-half of unjust federal policies.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    23 days ago

    sorry to hear that, that sucks.

    in the states they have been returning land for decades, but are very careful about federal admissions of responsibility and have never admitted direct culpability for the mistreatment of native Americans at this level, so this is kind of a big deal here and could easily presage further policy.

    I don’t see it as a stunt, especially considering how many other progressive policies Biden has already materially and legally advanced.

    since he’s provided legal funding for minorities to protect their rights, invested a couple trillion dollars in green technology and infrastructure and climate change, plus actually taxed billionaires, he’s likely serious about this apology, though that’s not as important as the legal and political ramifications that this enables for tribes.

      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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        23 days ago

        https://apnews.com/article/indigenous-boarding-schools-biden-apology-reaction-666f5d55496a36bd0dc40a357714273e

        looks like the department of the interior is already working with tribes to return the bodies of abused native school children to their tribes, and Biden has pledged school support services and cultural revitalization projects.

        they have an apology, The government is starting to do work for the tribes, now the tribes need reparations and legal infrastructure to protect their cultures.

        I’m pretty excited to see where this goes, I hope that the department of the interior working with the tribes will influence and encourage other government departments to work with tribes concerning other issues they’ve been campaigning about for decades, even up to a century and a half.

        it’s such a relief to see the first step, finally.