Two of the Amazon rainforest's staunchest advocates, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, were killed in one of its remotest corners.

For the first time in history, the Department of Interior investigated the federal Indian boarding school system across the United States, identifying more than 400 schools and over 50 burial sites. Georgia was home to two of those schools, which were attended by indigenous children who were taken away from their families and attempted to assimilate them through education — and, often, physical punishment. 

The report was commissioned by President Biden in March 2021 as part of an executive order he signed to protect voting rights.