Assimilation
A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart
A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart Elaine Goodale Eastman and Charles Alexander Eastman, a white poet and a Sioux doctor, fell in love after meeting at the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota in December 1890. Their relationship was marked […]
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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing
Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland has apologized to the Sámi people for its role in assimilating Indigenous culture and language, acknowledging past activities that stigmatized Sámi language and culture. The church’s historical actions included condemning […]
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