On Dec. 19, 2009 President Obama signed H.R. 3326, the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which included an Apology to Native Peoples of the US (sec. 8113).
This apology is inadequate and disrespectful because:
- It is enclosed in an appropriations act
- It contains no specific acts of repentance or commitment to change
- It mentions no specific injustice, tribe or broken treaty
- It ends with a disclaimer
- The WH Press Release contained no mention of the apology
- In 3 years neither the White House nor Congress has announced, publicized or read this apology
We the people call on President Obama to retract this apology and instead join the conversation for reconciliation that was initiated in front of the US Capitol on Dec. 19, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE7149KdZOk
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