Purposes

The purposes of this Act are— (1) to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, including other necessary advisory committees and subcommittees; (2) to formally investigate, document, and report on the histories of Indian Boarding Schools, Indian Boarding School Polices, and the systematic and long-term effects of those schools and policies on Native American peoples; (3) to develop recommendations for Federal efforts based on the findings of the Commission; and (4) to promote healing for survivors of Indian Boarding Schools, the descendants of those survivors, and the communities of those survivors.