"These children's stories have been cast aside, forgotten, lost, as if this tragedy never happened. These children matter. Their stories matter," shared Chief Ben Barnes (Shawnee), at the May 12 hearing on bill H.R. 5444 The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.⠀ ⠀ So many of our families are impacted by the terrible and shameful history of boarding schools in the U.S. and Canada. Finally, the federal government is beginning to confront the trauma it has inflicted