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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—OCT. 25, 1990 104 STAT. 5183 violence reveals that violent tendencies may be passed on from one generation to the next; Whereas witnessing an aggressive parent as a role model may communicate to children that violence is an acceptable tool for resolving marital conflict; and Wheregis few States have recognized the interrelated nature of child custody and battering and have enacted legislation that allows or requires courts to consider evidence of physical abuse of a spouse in child custody cases: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. It is the sense of the Congress that, for purposes of determining child custody, credible evidence of physical abuse of a spouse should create a statutory presumption that it is detrimental to the child to be placed in the custody of the abusive spouse. SEC. 2. This resolution is not intended to encourage States to prohibit supervised visitation. Agreed to October 25, 1990. WOUNDED KNEE CREEK MASSACRE—ONE- oct. 25.1990 HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION [s con. Res. 153] Whereas, in order to promote racial harmony and cultural understanding, the Grovernor of the State of South Dakota has declared that 1990 is a Year of Reconciliation between the citizens of the State of South Dakota and the member bands of the Great Sioux Nation; Whereas the Sioux people who are descendants of the victims and survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre have been striving to reconcile and, in a culturally appropriate manner, to bring to an end their 100 years of grieving for the tragedy of December 29, 1890; Whereas historians regard the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre as the last armed conflict between Indian warriors and the United States Cavalry which brought to a close an era in the history of this country commonly referred to as the Indian wars period characterized by an official government policy of forcibly removing the Indian tribes and bands from the path of westward expansion and settlement through placement on reservations; Whereas this era of government policy has been replaced by a more enlightened policy of Indian self-determination and respect for human rights characterized by a recognition of the valuable contribution of Indian cultures, traditions, and values to the history and fabric of American society; Whereas, on September 25, 1990, hearings were conducted in the United States Senate by the Select Committee on Indian Affairs regarding the historical circumstances surrounding the Wounded Knee Massacre and to receive testimony regarding a proposed Wounded Knee Memorial and the need to designate the area an historic site or national monument in order to properly preserve and maintain the terrain; and

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