7 Apologies Made to American Indians

7 Apologies Made to American Indians

In 1993, a joint resolution of Congress apologizing to Native Hawaiians was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. …
Just like you, when we think of these misdeeds and their tragic consequences, our hearts break and our grief is as pure and complete as yours. We desperately wish that we could change this history, but of course we cannot. On behalf of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, I extend this formal apology to Indian people for the historical conduct of this agency.”

Indigenous and Tribal Sovereignty

Indigenous and Tribal Sovereignty

Indigenous peoples have suffered and continue to suffer from historic injustices as a result of dehumanization and racism and the colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right of self-determination in accordance with their own needs and interests, extending to their rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements entered into with the United States and its several States.