Justice for our Children

The Native American International Caucus invites United Methodists to observe a special time of prayer and action from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, as they remember the atrocities associated with tribal children once taken from their families and placed in boarding schools.

​“Justice for our Children: Healing for Our Communities” is the theme of this year’s observance, which pays particular attention to those children who died at the schools and whose bodies were buried far from their homes. The observance also marks the “spiritual deaths” of hundreds of Native children whose culture and spirituality were taken from them.

To learn more about U.S. Indigenous Boarding Schools and this year's Justice and Healing Observance please review these resources:
+The Disturbing Truth Behind Indigenous Boarding Schools (VIDEO) 

+Unseen Tears:  The Native American Boarding School Experience (VIDEO)