BIA Head Apologizes for Legacy of Racism
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The head of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs apologized for the agency’s “legacy of racism and inhumanity” that included massacres, forced relocations of tribes and attempts to wipe out Indian languages and cultures. “By accepting this legacy, we accept also the moral responsibility of putting things right,” Kevin Gover, a Pawnee Indian, said in an emotional speech marking the agency’s 175th anniversary. Gover said he was apologizing on behalf of the BIA, not the federal government as a whole.
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