I was moved by this emotional announcement by President Biden, apologizing for an often forgotten aspect of oppression of Native Americans: the forced kidnapping of their children to boarding schools where they were stripped of their language and culture. This policy was only ended in 1978 with the Indian Child Welfare Act. It's a common attitude of Americans that the mistreatment of Native Americans was something that happened a long time ago. Statements like these by our president are therefore important for educating the public and I urge you to listen to his speech and understand the magnitude of suffering that the history books have skipped over.
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