
Biden apologizes for federal Indian boarding schools: 'One of the most horrific chapters in American history'
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President Biden on Friday delivered a formal apology from the government for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative that lasted until 1969.
"After 150 years, the United States government eventually stopped the program. But the federal government has never, never formally apologized for what happened — until today," Biden told an audience while speaking at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. "I formally apologize, as President of the United States of America, for what we did. I formally apologize. That's long overdue." Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
"At first, in the 1800s, the effort was voluntary, asking tribes... to send their children away to vocational schools. But then the federal government mandated the removal of children from their families and tribes, launching what's called the Federal Indian Boarding School era," he said.