On page 1, line 1, of the Introduced bill, delete "Acknowledging survivors of" and insert " to acknowledge and honor the"
On page 1, line 1, of the Introduced bill, after "American " insert "children who were survivors of the "
On page 1, line 3, of the Introduced bill, after "state." delete " WHEREAS, this Legislature hears the voice of the Native American boarding school survivors and desires to recognize the atrocities caused by Native American boarding schools in South Dakota in the hope that it will aid in the journey towards healing for all:"
On page 1, line 6, of the Introduced bill, after "all:" delete "WHEREAS, this Legislature recognizes the history of Native American boarding schools in the United States and this state, wherein Native American children were often sent far away from their families and communities involuntarily, which left them particularly vulnerable and dependent upon the boarding school system to protect them from harm; and"
On page 1, line 10, of the Introduced bill, after "and" delete "WHEREAS, these children observed and suffered physical, emotional, cultural, spiritual, psychological, and sexual abuse, and punishment by physical restraints, beatings, and isolation in inhospitable surroundings; and"
On page 1, line 13, of the Introduced bill, after "and" delete " WHEREAS, these children, their children, and now their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, bear the burden of the legacy of the boarding schools and the policies that established and sustained those schools, where the children suffered trauma that has gone unrecognized and unresolved, and has been passed onto each subsequent generation; and"
On page 1, line 17, of the Introduced bill, after "and" delete " WHEREAS, this historical and inter-generational trauma continues to devastate, undermine, and negatively impact Native American individuals, families, and communities; and"
On page 1, line 20, of the Introduced bill, after "and" delete " NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Sixth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the survivors of Native American boarding schools along with their families and communities are hereby acknowledged; and"
On page 2, line 1, of the Introduced bill, after "and" delete "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature hereby declares February 5, 2022, as a day to recognize the atrocities and trauma that have been endured by the survivors, their families, and their communities and to celebrate their courage, strength, and resiliency."
On page 2, after line 3, of the Introduced bill, insert "
WHEREAS, beginning in the latter part of the nineteenth century, Native American children were often involuntarily sent to boarding schools far away from their families and communities; and
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On page 2, after line 3, of the Introduced bill, insert "
WHEREAS, these vulnerable children observed and suffered physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual abuse; were forced to deny or abandon their cultural heritage and relinquish their spirituality; and were often punished by being physically restrained, beaten, and isolated in inhospitable surroundings; and
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On page 2, after line 4, of the Introduced bill, insert "
WHEREAS, these children, their children, and now their grandchildren and great grandchildren, bear the devastating legacy of the boarding school era and of the assimilation policies that established and sustained the boarding schools; and
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On page 2, after line 5, of the Introduced bill, insert "
WHEREAS, this historical, intergenerational, and often unrecognized trauma continues to undermine and negatively impact Native American individuals, families, and communities;
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On page 2, after line 6, of the Introduced bill, insert "
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Sixth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that this Legislature hears the voice of each Native American who survived the brutality of the boarding schools and acknowledges the atrocities that occurred; and
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On page 2, after line 6, of the Introduced bill, insert "
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Legislature solemnly recognizes the individual and collective suffering that so many endured as a result of policies to place and keep Native American children in the boarding schools; honors the survivors, their families, and their communities; and celebrates the courage, strength, and resiliency of the survivors.
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