HRES 794 United States House · 119th Congress

Recognizing the week of September 30th as "National Orange Shirt Week" or "National Week of Remembrance", which aims to honor those who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools, and to recognize the experience of Indian boarding school victims and survivors.

HRES 794 is a non-binding resolution designating the week of September 30th as "National Orange Shirt Week" or "National Week of Remembrance." It formally recognizes the experiences of Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families and sent to Indian boarding schools, which aimed to suppress their cultures and languages. The resolution honors survivors and victims of these schools, acknowledging the historical trauma and ongoing impacts on Native communities. This designation serves as a symbolic acknowledgment of the boarding school era's legacy, without creating new policies or programs.
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