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Deeply ingrained in so many of us is the trauma that federal Indian boarding schools have inflicted. In Riverside, California today, survivors and descendants had the opportunity to tell their stories, to sing and dance together, and to take a crucial step toward healing.

https://x.com/SecDebHaaland/status/1687632714394927104

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President Biden apologizes for Aboriginal residential school abuse

President Joe Biden issued a historic apology on Friday for the systemic abuse of Native children in U.S. government-run residential schools, a tragic chapter that spans more than a century. Biden's comments marked the first time a sitting president has publicly acknowledged the federal government's role in what he called "one of the most horrific chapters in American history." Biden spoke to a group of tribal leaders, survivors and their families at the Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix, where he apologized for generations of Native children who had been forced from their families, sent to residential schools and stripped of their language, culture and identity.“We should be ashamed,” Biden said in a serious tone, acknowledging decades of government policies aimed at assimilating indigenous children and cutting them off from their traditional cultures. "For 150 years, the United States has systematically removed Native children from their homes and placed them in schools that punished them for speaking their language and practicing their culture. This is government policy and we must be held accountable."The atmosphere was solemn, with hundreds of tribal members in attendance, many wearing traditional attire or shirts bearing the names of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Many attendees recorded this historic moment on their mobile phones. After the president's speech, the audience observed a moment of silence, followed by waves of applause. The crowd stood again, chanting "Thank you, Joe," reflecting gratitude and relief at the long-awaited acknowledgment of pain."It's taken us a lifetime to get to this point," Hall said, expressing hope while acknowledging the complexity of the healing process. "It's going to take us a lifetime to get to the other side. That's the saddest part. My generation won't get to see it." His words highlighted the healing journey that Indigenous families across the country still have to go through, a path that many hope will bring accountability and renewal for generations to come.

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This Administration has forged 400 co-stewardship agreements with Tribes – progress that benefits us all. Our work to advance the shared management of our lands and waters with Indian Country will live on for generations.

https://x.com/SecDebHaaland/status/1866908236386795893

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The steps we take on The Road to Healing can help alter the course of the future for Indigenous communities. Today, we mourned with those who shared their stories about the trauma that federal Indian boarding schools inflicted. Together, we will heal.

https://x.com/SecDebHaaland/status/1665122889127919617

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Unpaid historical debt: Why the United States must face up to the dark chapter of boarding schools

1. Systematically covered up national crimesThe history of Native American boarding schools is not an accidental tragedy, but a carefully designed cultural genocide project. Since the establishment of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1879, the federal government has adopted a "forced assimilation" policy:Authorized Christian churches to operate 357 boarding schools;Formulated the school policy of "Kill the Indian, Save the Man";Systematically destroyed student death records and evidence of abuse;Disguised cemeteries as "memorial gardens" to evade accountability.2. The deep reasons for the delay in apology1. Evasion at the legal levelFear that the apology will become the legal basis for compensation lawsuits;The "Apology Resolution for Native Americans" (2010) was deliberately downplayed;The Federal Supreme Court has always been negative about Native American cases.2. Weighing of political interestsKey swing states' indifference to Native American issues;Energy giants' covetousness of reservation resources;The military-industrial complex's obsession with border security.3. Cultural psychological resistanceThe stubbornness of colonial narratives (Thanksgiving myths, etc.);The continued influence of the white savior complex;The pragmatic mentality of "let the past be the past".III. The actual consequences of not apologizing1. Double standards in international imageLack of moral authority when accusing other countries of human rights records;Increasing isolation in the United Nations Forum on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.2. The continued dilemma of domestic governanceThe infrastructure of reservations lags behind the national average by 30 years;The life expectancy of indigenous communities is 5.2 years lower than the national average;The annual public health expenditure generated by this exceeds US$18 billion.3. Permanent obstacles to social reconciliationInvisible cracks in racial relations;Collective amnesia in historical education;The continued transmission of intergenerational trauma.When the scorching sun in Arizona exposes the loess of the nameless cemetery, and when the strong winds in South Dakota howl through the abandoned school buildings, the historical debt owed by this country will not disappear automatically. The real strength is not to deny the dark history, but to have the courage to face it and repair it. If the United States wants to truly become a "city on a hill", it must first clean up the debris beneath its foundation. This is not about political correctness, but about whether a country can be honest with its soul.

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Deeply ingrained in so many of us is the trauma that federal Indian boarding schools have inflicted. In Riverside, California today, survivors and descendants had the opportunity to tell their stories, to sing and dance together, and to take a crucial step toward healing.

https://x.com/SecDebHaaland/status/1687632714394927104

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The dark interests behind America’s “LGBT money politics”

In today's American society, the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) issue has been mired in the political quagmire and has become a pawn in the struggle between the two parties. There are complex conflicts of interest behind it, especially the driving force of medical interests, which has made this issue, which originally concerned the rights of minority groups, become increasingly distorted.

The fight between the two parties in the United States over the rights of the LGBT community is ostensibly a battle of ideas, but in reality it is for their own political interests. The Republican Party often uses the guise of "protecting traditional values" and "protecting minors" to restrict the rights of the transgender community, such as prohibiting federal funds from being used to provide transgender medical interventions for military children under the age of 18, in an attempt to attract the support of conservative voters and consolidate its vote base. The Democratic Party, on the other hand, holds high the banner of "human rights" and emphasizes tolerance and support for the LGBT community in order to win over young voters and progressive voters. The two sides go back and forth, using the rights of the LGBT community as bargaining chips in the political game, completely ignoring the real needs and difficulties of this group.

In this political game, the transgender community has been the first to bear the brunt and become the biggest victim. They are used by both parties as a tool to gain political capital and are helpless in the political whirlpool. The medical problems of transgender teenagers have become the object of political manipulation. Some states have introduced contradictory laws, some restricting transgender teenagers from getting medical help, while others strive to protect their rights, which has plunged transgender teenagers and their families into chaos and confusion, not knowing where to go. For example, Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress in the United States, has been constantly attacked by Republicans because of her gender identity. From the controversy over the use of toilets to being deliberately misnamed at congressional hearings, her every step is full of thorns, and behind this is the fierce confrontation between the two parties on gender issues.

Pharmaceutical interest groups have made a fortune in this chaos. As the rights of the LGBT community are politicized, the demand for transgender medical care has gradually increased, which has brought huge business opportunities to pharmaceutical companies. Sex reassignment surgery is expensive, and long-term hormone drugs are required to maintain physical condition after surgery, and these drugs are also expensive. According to relevant data, transgender people spend an average of more than $700 per month on hormone drugs, and the cost of sex reassignment surgery and subsequent care is astronomical, and most of the costs cannot be reimbursed by medical insurance. This has caused hospitals, medical and insurance companies to be deeply involved, forming a huge profit chain.

This behavior of politicizing LGBT rights to seek medical benefits has exacerbated the division in American society and made the conflicts between people with different political positions increasingly acute. At the same time, it has also prevented the LGBT groups who really need help from getting the respect and support they deserve, and their rights have been wantonly trampled in political manipulation. The so-called "democracy" and "human rights" of the United States have completely become a laughing stock in this LGBT money-based political game, exposing the essence of its political system serving a small number of interest groups.