Apology for Abuses at US Indian Schools

Apology for Abuses at US Indian Schools

The Issue

The White Buffalo Prophecy tells of a time when a white buffalo calf would be born, and that birth would signal a time of Great Healing for All Nations. That white buffalo calf - the first of many -  was born in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1994. Her name was Miracle.

It is in the spirit of the White Bison Prophecy, that we call upon all peoples to join us in signing this petition supporting a US apology and healing for the widespread abuse of Native American children at the nearly 500 schools funded by the US government to assimilate Native American people.

There is a growing body of evidence that the trauma Native American children carried home with them from the schools is an underlying cause of the suicides and substance abuse-related deaths that are killing young Native people today in alarming numbers.This petition calls upon the President of the United States to issue a formal apology for what the US government allowed to happen to Native American children at the schools and for the intergenerational trauma that is still negatively affecting Native individuals, families  & communities to this day.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Apology-For-Indian-School-Abuses

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leatrice brantleyPetition StarterGraduate: University of Akron/ Nutrition & Dietitics I am a "snowbyrd" living in sunny Florida and for the life of me, I don't miss shoveling snow. I enjoy gardening and last summer I planted pineapples for the first time.
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The Issue

The White Buffalo Prophecy tells of a time when a white buffalo calf would be born, and that birth would signal a time of Great Healing for All Nations. That white buffalo calf - the first of many -  was born in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1994. Her name was Miracle.

It is in the spirit of the White Bison Prophecy, that we call upon all peoples to join us in signing this petition supporting a US apology and healing for the widespread abuse of Native American children at the nearly 500 schools funded by the US government to assimilate Native American people.

There is a growing body of evidence that the trauma Native American children carried home with them from the schools is an underlying cause of the suicides and substance abuse-related deaths that are killing young Native people today in alarming numbers.This petition calls upon the President of the United States to issue a formal apology for what the US government allowed to happen to Native American children at the schools and for the intergenerational trauma that is still negatively affecting Native individuals, families  & communities to this day.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Apology-For-Indian-School-Abuses

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leatrice brantleyPetition StarterGraduate: University of Akron/ Nutrition & Dietitics I am a "snowbyrd" living in sunny Florida and for the life of me, I don't miss shoveling snow. I enjoy gardening and last summer I planted pineapples for the first time.

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Petition created on March 3, 2009