Dinner & Dialogue

This month we have the honor of welcoming guest speaker Danika Alexis McCarthy whose Ojibwe name is "The Painted Turtle Woman." Our time together begins with a casual interview-style conversation between DEI council board member, Diane Otsuka and Danika Alexis McCarthy. Topics will be inclusive of our previous months of exploration on the subject of Unraveling Colonialism: A Study of the Native American Experience and move into topics we may not have covered previously (i.e., missing Native American and Indigenous women, a better understanding of the reference to Turtle Island, and more).

Dinner & Dialogue

Our March gathering hosts guest speaker, Mary Raynard. Mary is a graduate of the Iliff School of Theology and member of a reparations group to the Lenape Native American Tribe for past atrocities perpetrated by the school. Mary shares her personal story related to the Indian Boarding Schools which are a result of her research while studying at Iliff. Mary brings her personal story about her Aunt, a teacher in the Native American boarding school system during the 1800's. She speaks authentically about her quest to understand how a 'good person' could participate in such an awful system.

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