{"id":118438,"date":"2024-10-26T03:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118438"},"modified":"2024-10-26T03:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:42:48","slug":"biden-visits-indian-country-and-apologizes-for-the-sin-of-a-150-year-boarding-school-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118438","title":{"rendered":"Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the &#8216;sin&#8217; of a 150-year boarding school policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/joe-biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a><\/span> on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the \u201csin\u201d of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a \u201cblot on American history\u201d in his first presidential visit to Indian Country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sin on our soul,\u201d said Biden, his voice full of anger and emotion. \u201cQuite frankly, there\u2019s no excuse that this apology took 50 years to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a moment of both contrition and frustration as the president sought to recognize one of the \u201cmost horrific chapters\u201d in the national story. Biden spoke of the abuses and deaths of Native children that resulted from the federal government\u2019s policies, noting that \u201cwhile darkness can hide much, it erases nothing\u201d and that great nations \u201cmust know the good, the bad, the truth of who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI formally apologize as president of United States of America for what we did,\u201d Biden said. The government\u2019s removal of children from their Native American community for boarding schools \u201cwill always be a significant mark of shame, a blot on American history. For too long, this all happened with virtually no public attention, not written about in our history books, not taught in our schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats hope Biden\u2019s visit to the Gila River Indian Community\u2019s land on the outskirts of Phoenix\u2019s metro area will also provide a boost to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kamala-harris\">Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019<\/a><\/span> turnout effort in a key battleground state. The moment gave Biden a fuller chance to spotlight his and Harris\u2019 support for tribal nations, a group that historically has favored Democrats, in a state he won just by 10,000 votes in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>The race between Harris and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">former President Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> is expected to be similarly close, and both campaigns are doing whatever they can to improve turnout among bedrock supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe race is now a turnout grab,\u201d said Mike O\u2019Neil, a non-partisan pollster based in Arizona. \u201cThe trendlines throughout have been remarkably steady. The question is which candidate is going to be able to turn out their voters in a race that seems to be destined to be decided by narrow margins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has been used sparingly on the campaign trail by Harris and other Democrats since he ended his reelection campaign in July. <\/p>\n<p>But analysts say Biden could help Harris in her appeal with Native American voters \u2014 a group that has trailed others in turnout rates.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, there was a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/native-american-votes-helped-secure-bidens-win-in-arizona-fa452fbd546fa00535679d78ac40b890\">surge in voter turnout<\/a><\/span> on some tribal land in Arizona as Biden beat Trump and became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, whose presidency is winding down, had promised tribal leaders nearly two years ago that he would visit Indian Country. <\/p>\n<p>For decades, federal <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/native-american-boarding-schools-legacy-map-b649ea0a2d616ec65c454232842a0a7a\">boarding schools<\/a><\/span> were used to assimilate children into white society, according to the White House. Not everyone saw the apology as sufficient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn apology is a nice start, but it is not a true reckoning, nor is it a sufficient remedy for the long history of colonial violence,\u201d said Chase Iron Eyes, director of the Lakota People\u2019s Law Project and Sacred Defense Fund. <\/p>\n<p>At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/religion-native-americans-south-dakota-762797ee44f94d06e2f7776599bef374\">abusive boarding school system<\/a><\/span> over a 150-year period that ended in 1969, according to an Interior Department investigation that called for a U.S. government apology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about the 2024 Election Today's news: Follow live updates from the campaign trail from the AP. 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Learn more.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about the 2024 Election<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least 18,000 children, some as young as 4, were taken from their parents and forced to attend schools that sought to assimilate them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden deserves credit for finally putting attention on the issue and other issues impacting the community,\u201d said Ramona Charette Klein, 77, a boarding school survivor and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. \u201cI do think that will reflect well on Vice President Harris, and I hope this momentum will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have stepped up outreach to Native American communities.<\/p>\n<p>Both Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tim-walz\">Tim Walz<\/a><\/span>, met with tribal leaders in Arizona and Nevada this month. And Clinton, who has been serving as a surrogate for Harris, last week met in North Carolina with the chairman of the Lumbee Tribe.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee recently <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-marks-indigenous-peoples-day-with-a-six-figure-ad-campaign-reaching-native-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a><\/span> a six-figure ad campaign targeting Native American voters in Arizona, North Carolina, Montana and Alaska through digital, print and radio ads.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ruben-gallego\">Ruben Gallego<\/a><\/span>, who is locked in a competitive race with Republican <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kari-lake\">Kari Lake<\/a><\/span> for Arizona\u2019s open Senate seat, has visited all 22 of Arizona\u2019s federally recognized tribes.<\/p>\n<p>Harris started a recent campaign rally in Chandler, near where the Gila River reservation is located, with a shoutout to the tribe\u2019s leader. Walz is scheduled to go to the Navajo Nation in Arizona on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The White House says Biden and Harris have built a substantial track record with Native Americans over the last four years.<\/p>\n<p>The president designated the sacred <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-travel-mountains-arizona-las-vegas-ca156c74cf5b1d5778dda292e52fa57e\">Avi Kwa Ame,<\/a><\/span> a desert mountain in Nevada and Baaj Nwaavjo I\u2019tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon in Arizona as national monuments and restored the boundaries for <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-donald-trump-lifestyle-business-environment-1d8b5a0ff3814f78c5e8bc97c37fc32e\">Bears Ears National Monument<\/a><\/span> in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the administration has directed nearly $46 billion in federal spending to tribal nations. The money has helped bring electricity to a reservation that never had electricity, expand access to high-speed internet, improve water sanitation, build roadways and more. <\/p>\n<p>Biden picked former New Mexico Rep. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/debra-haaland\">Deb Haaland<\/a><\/span> to serve as his Interior secretary, the first Native American to be appointed to a Cabinet position. Haaland is a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>She, in turn, ordered the comprehensive review in June 2021 of the troubled legacy of the federal government\u2019s boarding school policies that led Biden to deliver the formal apology.<\/p>\n<p>Thom Reilly, co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University, said both Harris\u2019 and Trump\u2019s campaigns \u2014 and their allies \u2014 have put a remarkable amount of effort into micro-targeting in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are pulling out every stop just to see if they could wrangle a few more votes here and there,\u201d Reilly said. \u201cThe Indian community is one of those groups that Harris is hoping will overperform and help make the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Boak reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Graham Lee Brewer in Norman, Oklahoma, contributed to this report. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-indian-country-harris-arizona-election-0ac697174d60f8481924a09cbc0c6d51\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. 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