May 26, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2023
Press Contact: Tami Truett Jerue, Executive Director
Tel: (907) 378‑3339
media@aknwrc.org
www.aknwrc.org
Senate Re-Introduces S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act
The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) is pleased to announce that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R‑AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has joined 26 Senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.
Originally introduced in 2020 with then-Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM) and reintroduced in 2021 with Congresswoman…
May 26, 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2023 Press Contact: Tami Truett Jerue, Executive Director Tel: (907) 378‑3339 media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org Senate Re-Introduces S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) is pleased to announce that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R‑AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has joined 26 Senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities. Originally introduced in 2020 with then-Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM) and reintroduced in 2021 with Congresswoman…
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