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.

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.