Hosted by the Quaker Church’s Friends Peace Teams, Vance Blackfox and Liz Andress will be joining representatives from Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and Quaker faith communities to discuss how churches are re-examining the roles their denominations played in operating Indian boarding schools during the 19th and early 20th centuries, in collaboration with the federal government’s policy of forced assimilation. They will talk about the harm done to Native American families and nations as well as the ongoing impacts on Native communities today. Representatives from these communities will share how they are conducting research and approaching questions of accountability, apology, reparations, and healing.
Sunday, November 10,2024
Toward Truth and Healing: How Churches Face Accountability for their Indian Boarding Schools
7 - 8:30 p.m. Central time
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