Michigan tribal boarding school report sought apology. Instead, the report was shelved

Ashelved,taxpayer-fundedreportontribalboardingschoolsrecommendedanapologyforMichigan’sroleinthedeathsandabuseofNativeAmericanchildren. AsfirstreportedbyBridgeMichigan,that$1.1millionreportwasneverreleased,andasummarypresentedtotheLegislatureleftoutrecommendationsmadebytheconsultingfirm.Bridgeobtainedacopyofthe300-pagereport,whichincludesaccountsbysurvivorsofabuseinthehomes,aswellasglimpsesoftherolesthestateandcommunitiesplayedinthefederallyfundedboardingschoolsthatclosedmorethan40yearsago. Now,aHouseappropriationssubcommitteehasscheduledahearingFeb.27aboutthereportandwhyitwasscrappedafteritscompletioninSeptember. “We’dliketogetsomeunderstandingofwhywespentoveramilliondollarsona300-pagereportandthenthrewthereportinthegarbagecan,”saidRep.TomKuhn,R-Troy,chairofthegeneralgovernmentsubcommittee. TheDepartmentofCivilRights,whichoversawthereportandthenchosenottoreleaseittothepublicortheLe