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S. Rept. 119-54 1 (2025-07-31)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahok0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP Calendar No. 139 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 119-54 TRUTH AND HEALING COMMISSION ON INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL POLICIES ACT OF 2025 JULY 31, 2025.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 761] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 761) to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other pur- poses, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with- out amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE To establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Board- ing School Policies (Commission) in the United States within the legislative branch to formally investigate, document, and report on the impacts and ongoing effects of Indian Boarding Schools Policies on Native peoples; to develop recommendations for federal action based on the findings of the Commission; and to promote healing for the survivors, descendants, and communities affected by Indian Boarding Schools. BACKGROUND Before European contact, Native peoples maintained unique edu- cational systems rooted in community and designed to meet the needs of their environments and cultures.1 The arrival of Euro- peans to North America and the Pacific Islands ushered in an era of attempted assimilation of Native peoples into European-Amer- 'K. Tsianina Lomawaima & Teresa McCarty, To Remain an Indian: Lessons in Democracy from a Century ofNative American Education (2006). 59-010