I knew a bit about American Indian Boarding Schools in the US, but what I didn't realize is that the "rampant physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; disease; malnourishment; overcrowding; and lack of health care" was largely carried out by **churches**: cbsnews.com/news/indian-boar…
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We got a white-washed fourth grade education in California about the Catholic missionaries who brought "civilization" to the West.
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Replying to @steve_piercy
Yes, I carved a Mission out of a soap bar and did a field trip to San Juan Capistrano (where the emphasis was on the swallows that return each year).

May 12, 2022 · 2:57 PM UTC