EBCI applauds U S Truth & Healing Commission Bill - The Cherokee One Feather theonefeather.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theonefeather.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cole s bill would investigate reported abuses at Native American boarding schools riponadvance.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from riponadvance.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Legislation that would enable Congress to formally investigate the government’s role in Indian Boarding Schools—including vesting them with the power to subpoena church records—is once again in front of lawmakers. On Feb. 5, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus—Representatives Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk, D-KS) and Tom Cole (Chickasaw Nation, R-OK)—reintroduced the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024. This is the fourth year an iteration of this bill has been brought before lawmakers: A similar bill was first introduced in 2020 by then-Congresswoman Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), now the Secretary of the Interior.
Lawmakers plan to investigate the horrific history behind Native American boarding schools.A bill, re-introduced by Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) and Sharice David