Biden Offers Presidential Apology for ‘Sin’ of Indigenous Boarding Schools | Sojourners

Biden Offers Presidential Apology for ‘Sin’ of Indigenous Boarding Schools

President Joe Biden gestures during a performance, at Gila Crossing Community School in Gila River Indian Community, Ariz., on Oct. 25, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

“This to me is one of the most consequential things I’ve ever had an opportunity to do in my whole career,” Biden said in his apology at an outdoor football and track field in Laveen Village, Arizona, near Phoenix. “It’s a sin on our soul. ... I formally apologize.”

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