Biden called this practice — that went on for a century and a half — a “significant mark of shame” and “a blot on American history.”
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Friday in Arizona, President Joe Biden formally apologized for the Federal Indian Boarding School policy, a system that forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families, forcing them to assimilate at institutions.
Biden called this practice — that went on for a century and a half — a “significant mark of shame” and “a blot on American history.”
“The Federal Government has never, never formally apologized for what happened, until today. I formally apologize as President of the United States of America,” the President said, “Lost generations, culture and language. Lost trust. It’s horribly, horribly wrong. It’s a sin on our soul.”
He admitted it is long overdue.
“There’s no excuse that this apology took 50 years to make.”
“Well, I think for most people in our …