Recognizing the week of September 30th as "National Orange Shirt Week" or "National Week of Remembrance", which aims to honor those who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools, and to recognize the experience of Indian boarding school victims and survivors.

Key Points

• This resolution asks the House of Representatives to officially recognize the week of September 30th as National Orange Shirt Week. It is also called the National Week of Remembrance to honor the children who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools.
• From 1819 through the 1960s, the federal government and churches ran hundreds of schools designed to strip Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children of their cultures. Hundreds of thousands of children were taken from their homes, some as young as three years old.
• Many children at these schools faced physical and emotional abuse, and many never returned home. The resolution highlights that this history has caused long-lasting trauma, health problems, and high suicide rates in Native communities today.
• Supporters say this recognition is a necessary step toward healing and public education. It aims to bring attention to unmarked graves found at school sites and the fact that many families still do not know what happened to their loved ones.

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