Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Canada apologizes to native peoples

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/366686_canada12.html

"OTTAWA -- In a historic speech, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized Wednesday to Canada's native peoples for the longtime government policy of forcing their children to attend state-funded schools aimed at assimilating them."

Rob Gilles AP

Maybe the US could start to honor the Native peoples here too!

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