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  • The Homelands Blog

    Into the Memory Field

    Homelands’ Bear Guerra’s photos and photo collages accompany an essay on time, memory, land, and language by American Book Award-winning Diné poet Jake Skeets in Emergence Magazine.

  • Kate Davidson

    Worlds of Difference

    Saints and Indians

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    Kate Davidson

    Worlds of Difference

    Saints and Indians

    Between 1954 and 2000, tens of thousands of Native American children went to live with Mormon families during the school year. For some, it was a chance to overcome the stresses of reservation life. For others, it was a repudiation of their identity. For everyone, it was a life-changing experience.

    Between 1954 and 2000, tens of thousands of Native American children went to live with Mormon families during the school year. For some, it was a chance to overcome the stresses of reservation life. For others, it was a repudiation of their identity. For everyone, it was a life-changing experience.

    This story was edited by Deborah George. Thanks to the Navajo educator and artist Pauline Begay for use of her song “Cradleboard Lullaby” in the piece. Her award-winning work is available from Cool Runnings Music.

    Thanks also to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing archival material for this piece.

    And many thanks to the Placement students and families who shared their stories and let me into their lives this year, little by little. That experience, for me, is the richest part of the project.

    — Kate Davidson

    Date

    January 23, 2005

    Other Contributor(s)

    Deborah George

    Outlets

    All Things Considered

    Tags

    Themes: Lives, Culture
    Regions: North America
    Media: Audio, Text
    Other Tags: Navajo, Native American, missionary, Placement Program, Mormon