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.

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Legislation Details

Recognizes the week of September 30th as “National Orange Shirt Week” or “National Week of Remembrance.”
Aims to honor individuals who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools.
Acknowledges the experiences of victims and survivors of Indian boarding schools.
Highlights the historical context of assimilation policies targeting Indigenous children.
Notes the federal government’s role in funding church-run boarding schools from 1819 to the 1960s.
Mentions the forced removal of American Indian and Alaska Native children from their families.
Discusses the abusive conditions and neglect faced by children in these schools.
References the high enrollment rates of Indigenous children in boarding schools by the 1920s.
Points out the long-term psychological and health impacts on Indigenous communities due to these policies.
Calls for increased public awareness and acknowledgment of the ongoing effects of Indian boarding school policies.
Suggests the need for a federal commission to investigate and document the impacts of these policies.
Cites the legacy of trauma and cultural disruption resulting from the boarding school experience.