The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently issued a formal apology to Indigenous people for the church’s involvement with Indian boarding schools and the trauma suffered.
Sen. Murkowski, Native communities react to Catholic Church’s apology for involvement in Indian boarding schools
Ben Jacuk of the Alaska Native Heritage Center says his grandfather attended an Indian boarding school, and he does not like to talk about what he experienced at the school. Taking that into context, he says he appreciates the apology, but says “repentance in action” is the next step. “Address some of the abuses and some of the wrongs that had historically been directed towards Indigenous peoples,” Murkowski said.
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