July 24, 2024 Today, Wednesday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET, Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Committee, will lead a group of Senators to speak on S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. WHAT: Schatz, Murkowski, […]
On June 20, 2024, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chair of the Committee, announced the release of Senate Bill 1723 (S.1723), the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, from the Committee. This landmark legislation aims to […]
June 14, 2024 On June 13, 2024, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce voted in support of House Resolution 7227 (H.R. 7227): The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. “The legacy of Indian boarding schools unveils deep-ceded injustices that have profoundly affected and continue to resonate within Tribal […]
