First Light: The Indian Child Welfare Act Revisited

Starting at 6:00 PM ET: Join us in the Forum for a discussion of the documentary short "First Light" and the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act featuring April Fournier, Sandy White Hawk, Judith LeBlanc, Mishy Lesser, and Chris Newell.

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on the one hand: well intentioned paternalism that at times does more harm and good & thus a cautionary tale.
on the other hand: better than the alternative (more genocide).
Have I never mentioned? History is a horrible nightmare. The past sucks. Good luck!

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so the whites kill off as much wildlife as possible so the Indians have nothing to eat and then tell the Indians on the reservation here's your big chance to send your kid to the great white school
well, that's 19th century assimilation.