Posted on 02/02/2022 7:45:17 PM PST by marshmallow
Ask and you shall receive.
A recent gathering at a rural Catholic church highlighted painful emotions rising to the surface as a Native American couple sought perspectives of people affected by Oklahoma Catholic boarding schools in the state between 1880 and 1965.
The "listening session" at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Konawa ended abruptly after several Native American women spoke about the troubled history of some of the boarding schools. The schools, they said, ultimately stripped many Native youths of their Indigenous identity in assimilation efforts that were often abusive.
Deacon Roy Callison has been facilitating the sessions with his wife Susan. He said the gatherings, which are conducted by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City's American Indian Catholic Outreach, have been informative and generally positive.
"However, we have begun to get feedback from some people who emphasize the hurt they feel about their language and culture being restricted or taken from them at boarding schools," he said in an email. "But we want to hear as many varying experiences as possible so we get a fuller picture of our specific history in Oklahoma."
(Excerpt) Read more at oklahoman.com ...
A bunch of idiots who weren’t there, telling their stories of woe to Church leaders who didn’t do anything they are screeching about.
And the guys who actually did whatever were truly trying to educate and save the souls of the stone age wretches.
Idiots.
The goal was to let the Indian kids be able to function in America.
Boarding schools Monday thru Friday. Parents put in 60 hour workweeks in the meantime. That would work for the feral kids. 3 hours of school on Saturday of parental conjugal sessions-if they can perform.
Cooking lessons on Saturday classes. Bring the food home.
“-if they can perform.” LOL
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