CHIEF BENJAMIN BARNES AT GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY AHEAD OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S APOLOGY FOR INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL ERA

Oct 24, 2024

CHIEF BENJAMIN BARNES AT GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY AHEAD OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S APOLOGY FOR INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL ERA

Chief Ben Barnes is at Gila River Indian Community and will attend tomorrow’s event where President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a historic presidential apology for the federal Indian boarding school era.

“I’m pleased to be alongside so many boarding school survivors and allies to the cause of exposing the truth of this dark chapter in our shared history,” says Barnes, who is a member of the board of directors for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.

“Survivors have said receiving an apology for the atrocities that occurred in these institutions is important to them,” Barnes continues. “I’m looking forward to hearing President Biden’s remarks tomorrow morning and hope he will propose further action to advance boarding school truthtelling and healing.”

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