US apologises to native tribes

THE United States formally apologised to American Indian tribes for “ill-conceived policies” and acts of violence committed against them.

Republican Senator Sam Brownback read the congressional resolution at an event attended by representatives of five Indian nations in Washington: the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and Pawnee nations.

Four of the five are based in Oklahoma, and the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate are in South Dakota.