Miller, Kimbirlee E. Sommer2023-05-082023-05-082023-05-0524 Or. Rev. Int'l L. 1951543-9860https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2827028 pagesHundreds of thousands of Indigenous North American children were forcibly removed from their homes and held in large residential boarding schools to force tribal assimilation into White culture. Laws like the Indian Civilization Act Fund of 1819 in the United States compelled attendance for Native children, some as young as four years old, at year-round institutions far away from their homes and families. The children were systematically stripped of their culture and identities, forbidden to celebrate their own heritage, and prohibited from speaking their own Native languages. At many of these institutions, children were subjected to horrific abuse. This Comment will focus on atrocities committed at residential schools for Native American children in Canada and the United States, the efficacy of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) in addressing these atrocities, and whether this model would be effective in the United States.en-USAll Rights Reserved.Indigenous ChildrenResidential SchoolsCultureGenocideForced AssimilationReparationsArticle