Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians to issue a formal apology for New York State's role in operating the Tho

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a formal apology Tuesday for the state’s role in a boarding school that separated Native American students from their families with the goal of assimilating them into American society.

New York’s governor plans to visit the Seneca Nation to formally apologize for the state’s role in running an upstate boarding school that separated Native American students from their families and forced them to assimilate into American society.