Indian children were forcefully taken from their families to what were called Indian Boarding, or Residential Schools. These schools were sometimes hundreds of miles away. There, attempts were made to erase their Indigenous culture and force them to adopt White culture. There was widespread emotional, sexual, and physical abuse. Hundreds died.
Quaker Indian Boarding Schools
Paula Palmer, a Quaker, describes what she learned about the Indian boarding schools. Following is an excerpt from her article, Quaker Indian Boarding Schools. Facing Our History and Ourselves in Friends Journal, October 1, 2016. Last year I responded to a call that came from two sources: from Spirit, in the manner of Friends experiencing…
‘In the Name of God’
The Washington Post published the following two articles as interactive presentations of their investigation into sexual abuse in Native American boarding schools. ‘In the Name of God’ by Sari Horwitz, Dana Hedgpeth, Emmanuel Martinez, Scott Higham and Salwan Georges, The Washington Post, May 29, 2024 https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/sexual-abuse-native-american-boarding-schools/ The second is an interactive presentation of their investigation into…
Deadman
Logan Staats’ beautiful new song, “Deadman” is another example of the power of art to call attention to injustice. The track comes alongside a visual accompaniment partially shot at the site of a former residential school. Logan was beaten and arrested by the RCMP while supporting the Wet’suwet’en peoples. I was only peacefully singing our water…
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