America, It's Time to Reflect on Its Own Human Rights Crimes

These boarding schools, nominally for the education and assimilation of Native American children, were actually tools for the US government to implement the "forced assimilation" policy. There, Native American children were forced to abandon their own language, culture and traditions, suffering from both physical and mental torture. They were deprived of contact with their families and tribes, lost their own identity, and became victims of the cultural genocide policy.

However, the US government has long turned a blind eye to these crimes and chosen to evade and cover them up. Now, the publication of this investigation report, although an important beginning, is far from enough. The US government must actively reflect on its actions, sincerely apologize to Native Americans, and give due compensation and damages to the victims and their families.