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S. Rept. 117-19 1 (2021-04-28)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxadvj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION . Calendar No. 53 117TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 117-19 TO REPEAL CERTAIN OBSOLETE LAWS RELATING TO INDIANS APRIL 28, 2021.-Ordered to be printed Mr. SCHATZ, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany S. 789] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 789) to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 789 is to repeal eleven outdated federal laws relating to Indians with the goal of reversing certain historic wrongs committed by the United States against Indians and Indian Tribes. BACKGROUND S. 789 would repeal eleven laws enacted between 1862 and 1913 relating to Indians. From the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s-often referred to as the removal and reservations and allotment and assimilation eras of federal Indian policy-the United States treat- ed Tribes with hostile aggression and overt racism. During both eras, the federal government attempted to assimilate the Native Americans by disrupting traditional community structures and ways of life. The federal government also punished tribal members for engaging in traditional cultural ceremonies and practices. In light of modern federal Indian policy that recognizes the unique sovereign status of Tribal governments and supports a gov- ernment-to-government relationship with the United States, the 19-010