this is deb hollins, secretary, deb holland. speaking about this at the american congress of american indians. and this happened to just a few weeks ago, but now for the 1st time, this country has the cabinet secretary who is indigenous. i come from ancestors who endured the horrors of indian boarding school assimilation policies carried out by the same department that i now lead for more than a century. the interior department was responsible for operating the indian boarding schools across the united states and its territories. we are therefore uniquely positioned to assist in the effort to recover the dark history of these institutions that have haunted our families for too long. it's our responsibility hold about a pile of crystal and the person who's in charge of his investigation. serendipity . yes congresswoman deborah holland, when she was a representative last year introduced a bill for a truth and healing commission on indian boarding schools. and that was the 1st bill of its kind to ever be introduced to address this