representative joins us to discuss the economy and inflation. and later, judy chu from california talks about the future of abortion rights. host: good morning from the nation's capital. we will begin with the government report that found native american children out of boarding school that led to thousands or tens of thousands of native americans, native alaskan children. if you are native american please call in at (202) 748-8000 , if you live in the eastern part of the country call in at (202) 748-8001, mountain pacific (202) 748-8002. colin with your thoughts -- join us on facebook facebook.com/cspan or send us a tweet http://twitter.com/cspanwj earlier this week. they held a conference about this report that found 53 burial sites at the schools around the country. you can find the report if you go to cia.gov. the united states supported schools across 37 states or territories including 21 schools in alaska and hawaii. it confirms that the united states targeted american indians, and native hawaiians with programs of cultural -- these schools were used as a means to the end. with more site discovery and data expected as we continue our research. the first native american cabinet secretary who has the interior said this earlier this week. >> they moved to exterminate, eradicate, and assimilate native americans, alaskan natives and native hawaiians. the religions, language, all of it was targeted for destruction. nowhere is that more clear than in the legacy of the boarding schools. for more than a century, tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools run by the government. the department of the interior and religious institutions. the consequences of this policy, including the intergenerational trauma caused by family separation and cultural eradication which were inflicted on generations of children as young as four years old are heartbreaking and undeniable. when my maternal grandparents were only eight years old they were stolen from their parents culture and communities and forced to live in boarding schools until the age of 13. many children like them never made it back to their homes. each of those children is a missing family member, a person who was not able to live out their purpose on this earth because they lost their lives as part of this terrible system. this is not new to us. this is not new to many of us as indigenous people. we have lived with the trauma of the schools for many years. what is new is the determination to make a lasting difference in the impact of this trauma for future generations. the federal policies that intended to wipe out native identity, language and culture continue to manifest in the pain tribal communities face today, including cycles of violence and abuse, disappearance of indigenous people. mental health disorders and substance abuse, recognizing the impact of the federal indian boarding school system cannot just be a historical reckoning. we must also chart a path forward to deal with the legacy issue. to address the intergenerational impact and promote spiritual and emotional healing in our communities, we must shed light on the unspoken traumas of the past. host: the interior secretary from earlier this week. there is talk in congress to commit a formal commission to investigate and do more research on what happened to these children. that is what they are calling for on capitol hill. we want to know what you think of the story. ed in georgia we will start with you. caller: i am sympathetic about what happened to the native american children. the only thing is, most of them are dead now. i don't know what this secretary is trying to get to. i am sure it is money. all i know is we are told one thing and then we are told a different thing. for example, we have a baby shortage -- baby formula shortage. then we found out that it was given to the illegals. host: the report that we were talking about this morning, she said that the legacy of the schools and what happened lives on today in native american culture. she said in the washington post, it knows the lasting impact of the schools on native americans and their communities. studies from adults that attended schools suffer from much higher rates of illness. they call for continued investigation to the boarding school system including interviewing former students and providing them with mental health care. they also want to transfer the remains so they can have proper burials. that is what they are calling for according to the washington post. joseph in gilbert, arizona. caller: this is a horrific problem we have had in this country. we have been abusing the indigenous people from when we started moving last to today. even now, we are building pipelines over there burial grounds. we are taking cuts of their money for casinos. we had these schools into the 1970's. if anybody deserves reparations or anything, it is these poor people. this is not just about this horrible situation. this is a horrible situation about us giving them smallpox in blankets. i remember when general moorhouse attacked the indians and brought them home on the trail of tears. the first thing we need to do is stop abusing them because we still are. like i said, it is an american tragedy that these indigenous people are suffering, but they are still suffering. there is not much said about it at all. host: the native american population today, this is from indian country.com. the indigenous population has improved. the indian population was not part of the census until 1960. the growth in the american indian population contributes to the nation being more diverse. it increased from 5.2% to 9.7 million. in 86.5 percent increase. we are talking about this new report from the interior department on the abuse of native americans dating from 1900 to the 1960's. what was your reaction when you heard about this investigation? caller: are you still speaking to me? host: no, james and north carolina. caller: i was not surprised. this country has abused indigenous people, black people, anybody who is not a white, anglo-saxon has been abused in this country. what is different is that the country is trying to repair those injuries. they are trying to repair the injury inflicted. hr 40 which has reparations for black people has been languishing for 40 years. there is always a check ready for everyone else. i encourage all black people in november, stay home. don't vote until people talk about cutting your liberation check. host: from the hearing on capitol hill on this report and the legislation to form a commission to investigate the schools. this is what her group found in her research and what happened to these children. >> their hair was chopped, their close stripped and their names were replaced with english ones. they frequently received punishment for speaking their language. methods of punishment included solitary confinement, flogging, whipping, and forcing children to administer punishments to each other such as the strap line. people were subjected to forced labor, neglect, malnourishment and physical and sexual abuse. children were beaten to death. this happened routinely enough to compel operators to have cemeteries on school grounds, often in unmarked graves. this violence affected hundreds of thousands of children and their communities so deeply that these effects of trauma can be seen intergenerational leave. indian boarding school methods are rooted in manifest destiny. it has taken generations to get to this point of public truth and accountability. for those who never had the chance to return home. for those who were forever changed i this extreme cruelty. for those who were chained to basement radiators, and prison cells, and dark closets. for those who were sexually abused, told to wash up and returned to the marching line. for those who were told that they would be forgotten. we are here to remind you to remember these children. to tell the truth, to subpoena others who are carrying that knowledge and ensure that we get the truth that our families deserve. they need to know whether children are. host: if you missed it and would like to watch it you can go to c-span.org. we will also show you that press conference at 8:00 on c-span or on c-span.org. or you can get our cap on the phone. you can watch the interior secretary speak more on this report. from alexandria, virginia. caller: this is not new unfortunately. it deeply disturbed my heart. we as a society, starting with christopher columbus, if you look at australia and new zealand. we exterminated people all over the world. look at all of the wars, 250 million people perished. this capitalist culture of exploiting resources, we are to blame and something has to be done with the culture and the christian church is just a front to allow people to go in and further exploit other people. i think there has to be a massive transformation of the european culture, otherwise i don't think any human beings will survive this planet. host: these assimilation policies happened in canada. the catholic church ran some of these schools as well. april 1, the pope apologized to the indigenous people of canada for the horrible abuse that the headline in the guardian, the u.s. government has not apologized. new hampshire we will hear from you, go ahead. caller: this is long overdue. i think this is a reflection of european cultures that wanted to have everyone be like them. the general bowed before me mentioned columbus -- before me mentioned columbus. we have always tried to make people like us. if you are not like us we will change you. the history of school should reflect what really happened to the native americans and what happened to the blacks during savory -- slavery. host: native americans have been taken advantage of for hundreds of years. the fact that this has been covered up since 1969 is a disgrace. martin in new mexico. caller: in 1992, i ran across this continent for native american people for peace and dignity. when you are living on stolen ground, we have no right to this land. we have no ancestors on this land. we prayed for the ancestors, and we heard stories of the people. it is important that we recognize. there will be another piece and dignity journey where people can pray for forgiveness but for strength for the people and a recognition of their sovereignty. host: during that hearing on capitol hill,shawanee leader asked about the importance of a historical record and to formalize a commission, here's what he had to say. >> these children stories are important to the shawnee tribe. we have found that some records are seemingly lost forever. we have discovered the crucial parts of the story are in assessable in government archives or in private collections of religious institutions. as time continues to pass, we will lose the testimony of survivors. that is the importance of this bill. a commission to locate every record and make sure this history is preserved. finding answers to long missing questions. finding the answers of our children will cause morning for our people. but admits the pain, our burden will be lifted. healing and growth will follow. this commission's purpose is not to point fingers or invoke guilt and generations of people removed from the atrocity. it will help the american indian communities find information that was previously unattainable. you cannot go back and change the past but we must hold ourselves accountable for doing the right thing today. the stories of human suffering have already been hidden from view. it is time they take their place in public consciousness. host: that was from the hearing on capital hearing yesterday. this on the interior department's that found abuse of federally sanctioned boarding schools between the early 1900s and 1960. your reaction to this news. frank and new york. --in new york. caller: you have to ask forgiveness from the father and he won't hear you because you have not apologized to the people that you have wronged. you will beg for apologies but he won't listen. the children who were abused and cast aside and buried in unmarked graves, your turn in the sun will come. those who cast you in darkness will be in the darkness where they belong. host: from a tweak, i wrote about the broken hearts, the u.s. policy towards native people is shameful and i did not know much of it. it was committed by people who were revered in u.s. history. this is from new york. caller: good morning. you are right on the topic that needs to be spoken about now. i want to relate to you two incidents. i met a fellow hiking and he said he was from canada and he explained that his father was a u-boat sailor in world war ii. and i was thinking, that is not something you find in canada. he explained to me about the boarding schools in canada that mirrored our experience. it was ok then but it is not ok now and i puzzled over that in my mind. he was going on this track and i was just amazed that in this millennia this fellow was telling me these things about hiller and all these things. i met a person hiking. his father was a highly decorated person in the u.s. military who married into a native american family. when he learned about the trail of tears, he said to his father that he cannot continue their tradition of serving for this family. his father disowned him. it is amazing how long a trail this kind of pain promulgates. thank you for listening to me. host: crystal in pennsylvania. what were your reactions to this report? caller: this is my first time calling. i was surprised. i never heard anything about that over the years and i am over 60 years old. i just wanted to make a comment about the guy who called from north carolina saying something about black people should not vote. that is the wrong attitude and then we would have the republicans back in office if they do that. host: diane in dalton, georgia. caller: in the united states, it is everywhere what they are going through. all i can say, we are going to be in trouble for sure. we are supposed to take care of every child, every child matters in the united states. host: gregory in minneapolis. caller: by observation, i lived in north dakota for 17 years. i was familiar with the lakota people. they came through together every day. i asked the question, were you converted? that was just my observation. host: i am going to move on to cj who is in minneapolis. caller: i have called about native american issues and regarding the pipeline. when i talk about them building the pipeline, they failed to tell us that it is the violation of the treaty. host: listening to this report as a native american, did you know about this history? have you seen it continue, the legacy continue into generations? caller: absolutely, and the news media is complicit. we don't hear except what they want us to hear. this goes on for generations and generations. our family lost their land. this is been going on. they call us the other when it comes to our voting rights. we got obama and biden elected. and he said he would do things like this and i am glad he is. host: we have a short program this morning. we will in the conversation for now. we will take a break and when we come back, we will talk to republican congressman buddy carter. we will talk about inflation and economic issues. and then later, we will talk to representative jenny too. we will be right back. >> do all americans have a fundamental right to privacy? sunday, on q&a. the struggle between the right to privacy in the public's right to information with law professor amy guided. her book includes the story of hulk hogan. >> he lost the claim to the right to privacy against walker. he argued that his level of privacy would trump the right of walker to publish that truth. we ultimately agreed with him and a lot of people were 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is because of this presidents policy. he can blame it on big oil, covid-19, but the truth is, it is the policy. the first thing he did was to declare war on fossil fuels. he canceled the pipeline. when the energies don't seek an investment, they don't invest. that is what happened here. that is why we are experiencing record gas prices. the average price of gas was at an all-time high. we get calls in our office, i had a call last week she said i can't afford to buy gas to get to work. what am i going to do? this is impacting real people. this is impacting the working class, the middle class. look at the grocery store? all of this is a result of the policies of this administration. host: what policy has caused the rise in food prices? guest: the price of fertilizer is directly related to petroleum. i have gotten calls from farmers who have told us that i will not be able to plant a crop this year. i can't afford the fertilizer or the diesel which is double the price. the price for a gallon of diesel fuel has doubled since joe biden was in office. i can't afford to pay that price. that is what is impacting grocery prices. host: let's listen to the president. here's what he had to say. >> americans have a choice between two paths, reflecting two different sets of values. my plan is to attack inflation and grow the economy by lowering costs for working families. giving workers wages, making big corporations and the wealthiest americans pay their fair share. the other path is the plan put forward by congressional republicans to raise tax on middle america. threaten the sacred programs that americans count on like social security, medicaid, medicare. just like they did the last time they were in power. their top priority was the $2 trillion tax cut going to the very wealthiest americans which ballooned the deficit and not a penny was paid for. i know you have to be frustrated. frustrated by high prices and gridlock in the time it takes to get things done. believe me, i understand the frustration. the fact is, congressional republicans are counting on you to be as frustrated by the pace of progress which they have done everything to slow down, that you will hand power over to them so they can enact their extreme agenda. host: do you have a response? guest: it is unbelievable that anyone would believe what he just said. i can't believe he would even read that. i just can't believe that he can think that his policies are not causing this. look at your retirement, look at your pension, is it better off two years ago that it was now? are gas prices higher since republicans were in office? it is because of this economy that this administration has created. how can he sit there and say when he just proposed a budget that would increase our debt $16 trillion in the next 10 years. when he proposed a budget that would cut the combat readiness of savannah, georgia. at a time when we could be on the brink of world war iii. this man is totally out of control. this administration is out of t