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Senate apologizes to Native Americans for historical mistreatment. CNN's Kate Bolduan reports on the bill and reaction.

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Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

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Josiah

Ok, does this mean no more cheese??

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spottedeagle

I was watching that and wondering exactly what was asked. Ok we got an appology, but what are they going to do besides put words on paper.

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between2worlds

Hopefully fund the IHS bill it's attached to?

I agree it's just more words on paper (and sound bites in the ether), but change has to start somewhere. An apology doesn't bring back the dead or change the wrongs that were done. Acknowledging that wrongs were (and are being) done could open a path to actually -doing something- to correct the future.

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"The cavalry didn't come riding to the rescue; the American Indians did." ~ Al Gore regarding Mother Earth/Live Earth at NMAI 7/7/2007

"You can accurately predict the future if you create it." Native Roots @ Mother Earth 2007

Josiah

I like the video at the very end when they shift focus
the reporter said of course they have not apologized to the blacks for slavery

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subeeds

I forgot to tell my husband about this the other night when I read about it somewhere on here. I thought he was going to spew coffee through his nose this morning when he heard that on the news. If adding that gets the IHS bill passed, it's tolerable. I wonder what else is hiding in that bill though?

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