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Biden apologizes to tribal communities for federal Indian boarding schools

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President Biden is visiting the Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix Friday to deliver on a promise he made years ago. He's making a formal apology to tribal communities for the 150-year federal Indian boarding school era — where children were often taken from their homes and forced into boarding institutions that had the goal of assimilating Native American kids into white culture.

Founder of Native News Online Levi Rickert joins host Peter O'Dowd for a reaction.

This segment aired on October 25, 2024.

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