Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chair Murkowski Commends Catholic Church for Formal Apology Regarding Involvement With Indian Boarding Schools
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology for the church's role in inflicting a legacy of abuse and trauma on Indigenous children and their families through the Catholic Church's participation . . .
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology for the church's role in inflicting a legacy of abuse and trauma on Indigenous children and their families through the Catholic Church's participation . . .