The U.S. federal government has identified over 400 Indian boarding schools that operated from 1819 to1969, nearly half of which were affiliated with or received support from areligious institution. Native American leaders have called on the respective denominations to do the work of finding all records of their involvement with Indian boarding schools and to share them with impacted individuals, families, communities and Tribal Nations. The ELCA began these efforts in earnest in fall2022. Over 150 people are participating across the initial 10-state, 27-synodarea. Come to this session to hear from leaders in this work. What have they found? What are they doing with the ELCA Archives? What are we learning about our ancestors who ran a Lutheran Indian boarding school in Wisconsin? How do we educate and engage others in our congregations and synods for this truth-seeking and truth-telling work toward healing, for Native Americans and for us all?
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Indian Boarding Schools
7 - 9 p.m. Central time
