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Indian Affairs Committee Approves Apology Resolution

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by Brad Jolly, Partner

May 14, 2007

On Thursday, May 10, 2007, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved Senate Joint Resolution 4, a resolution which apologizes to Indian peoples for the United States' "official depredations and ill-conceived policies" toward them. The resolution is sponsored by Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), who is a current candidate in the Republican presidential primaries for the 2008 presidency.

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