Secretary Haaland to Make Announcement Regarding Legacy of Federal Boarding School Policies in Remarks to National Congress of American Indians

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, June 22, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland will address the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid Year Conference to announce steps the Interior Department will take to begin to reconcile the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.

Beginning with the Indian Civilization Act of 1819, the United States enacted laws and implemented policies establishing and supporting Indian boarding schools across the nation. For over 150 years, hundreds of thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools focused on assimilation.

Secretary Haaland recently reflected on the inter-generational trauma created by these policies in an op-ed.
• WHAT: Remarks from Secretary Deb Haaland and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland on the Department of the Interior’s path forward regarding the troubled legacy of the federal government’s Indian boarding school policy.
• WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 2:50 PM ET
• WHO:
o Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
o Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland

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