I have no argument with what you've written about our forefathers, Kathleen... except for this one point: Since we cannot go back in time to stop what they did, I believe our focus must be on being the best people we can be today... which includes being inclusive of the Native Americans who are here despite the attempts made years ago to…
I have no argument with what you've written about our forefathers, Kathleen... except for this one point: Since we cannot go back in time to stop what they did, I believe our focus must be on being the best people we can be today... which includes being inclusive of the Native Americans who are here despite the attempts made years ago to either wipe them out physically or eliminate their culture through "schools" such as the one in Carlisle, PA (where Jim Thorpe went).
We cannot eliminate the "poison" our forefathers injected into the blood of the people who were here first. But we can seek to learn from those lessons to make sure no new poison is injected into our nation ... by anyone... including those who support Putin!
" ... our focus must be on being the best people we can be today... which includes being inclusive of the Native Americans who are here despite the attempts made years ago to either wipe them out physically or eliminate their culture through "schools" ..."
I agree we must continue to work at being the best people we can be ... mindful that not all people uphold the same standards of virtue and integrity ... native women and children still are murdered and missing; treaty rights still are violated by corporations building pipelines, mining uranium and rare earth minerals and now seeking grounds to excavate lithium for EV industries; not to mention pollution of frontline communities - a most egregious example being the radioactive waste at Hanford, with no viable plans to repair leaking storage containers, and now, rather than returning that land to native governance, as promised, moving ahead with plans to construct 3 new generators along the already contaminated Columbia River ... how good can we be as individuals - and what difference will it make when the collective trend is to expand, regardless of who or what gets stepped on or obliterated along the way ...?
Support the Establishment of a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Christian churches collaborated with the government to create hundreds of boarding schools for Native American children. The conditions at these institutions, some of them Quaker-run, were horrific. Abuse, malnutrition, and even death were commonplace.
Yet, the United States government has never truly acknowledged the historical trauma of the Indian boarding school era. We can change that in the 118th Congress.
The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 1723; H.R. 7227) has been re-introduced in both the Senate and House. We must now ensure the bill is passed in both chambers.
Tribal nations are working to advance legislation establishing a federal commission to formally investigate Indian boarding school policy and develop recommendations for further governmental action. As advocates for peace and justice, we are called to stand with them in solidarity.
Remind your members of Congress of their responsibility to tribal nations, and urge them to start the healing process by passing the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies bill!
I have no argument with what you've written about our forefathers, Kathleen... except for this one point: Since we cannot go back in time to stop what they did, I believe our focus must be on being the best people we can be today... which includes being inclusive of the Native Americans who are here despite the attempts made years ago to either wipe them out physically or eliminate their culture through "schools" such as the one in Carlisle, PA (where Jim Thorpe went).
We cannot eliminate the "poison" our forefathers injected into the blood of the people who were here first. But we can seek to learn from those lessons to make sure no new poison is injected into our nation ... by anyone... including those who support Putin!
" ... our focus must be on being the best people we can be today... which includes being inclusive of the Native Americans who are here despite the attempts made years ago to either wipe them out physically or eliminate their culture through "schools" ..."
I agree we must continue to work at being the best people we can be ... mindful that not all people uphold the same standards of virtue and integrity ... native women and children still are murdered and missing; treaty rights still are violated by corporations building pipelines, mining uranium and rare earth minerals and now seeking grounds to excavate lithium for EV industries; not to mention pollution of frontline communities - a most egregious example being the radioactive waste at Hanford, with no viable plans to repair leaking storage containers, and now, rather than returning that land to native governance, as promised, moving ahead with plans to construct 3 new generators along the already contaminated Columbia River ... how good can we be as individuals - and what difference will it make when the collective trend is to expand, regardless of who or what gets stepped on or obliterated along the way ...?
https://kathleenallen.substack.com/p/your-comments-are-needed-on-the-hanford
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Support the Establishment of a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Christian churches collaborated with the government to create hundreds of boarding schools for Native American children. The conditions at these institutions, some of them Quaker-run, were horrific. Abuse, malnutrition, and even death were commonplace.
Yet, the United States government has never truly acknowledged the historical trauma of the Indian boarding school era. We can change that in the 118th Congress.
The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 1723; H.R. 7227) has been re-introduced in both the Senate and House. We must now ensure the bill is passed in both chambers.
Tribal nations are working to advance legislation establishing a federal commission to formally investigate Indian boarding school policy and develop recommendations for further governmental action. As advocates for peace and justice, we are called to stand with them in solidarity.
Remind your members of Congress of their responsibility to tribal nations, and urge them to start the healing process by passing the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies bill!
https://fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/44488/