US President Joe Biden is set to issue a formal apology for the treatment of Native American children who were forcibly removed from their families and put into abusive boarding schools. The policy, which was in place for over 150 years, aimed to assimilate Native Americans through physical, mental, and sexual abuse. A recent government report revealed numerous cases of abuse, resulting in the deaths of at least 973 children.

Source: https://www.wionews.com/world/joe-biden-to-formally-apologise-for-indigenous-boarding-school-policy-770642

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