Native Children
Title: This is Native America #11: Where are our Children (Pope Francis)
Created: 2022
Medium: Graphic Design
Software: Adobe Illustrator CC
Dimensions: 36″x48″
Articles (Residential Schools)
“While the state of Canada has apologized for the system, in which Indigenous Canadians were ripped away from their homes to be raised in boarding schools characterized by appalling conditions, Friday’s statement was the first formal apology from the Catholic Church.”
– ABCNews, Pope Francis apologizes for Church’s role in Canada’s Indigenous residential school system.
“Pope Benedict XVI knew about priests who abused children but failed to act when he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982, an inquest found Thursday, rejecting Benedict’s long-standing denials in a damning judgment.
“He was informed about the facts,” lawyer Martin Pusch said, as the Westpfahl Spilker Wastl law firm announced the findings of an investigation into historic sexual abuse at the Munich Archdiocese over several decades. The report was commissioned by the church itself.
“We believe that he can be accused of misconduct in four cases,” Pusch said. “Two of these cases concern abuses committed during his tenure and sanctioned by the state. In both cases, the perpetrators remained active in pastoral care.””
– CNN, Pope Benedict XVI knew of abusive priests when he ran Munich archdiocese, investigators say.
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This is Native America
This is Native America is a series of artworks by Ihanktonwan Dakota artist David Bernie that promotes issues and stories within Native American and First Nations communities.
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