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What lies behind Pope Francis’ apology to Native Americans
Recall that between 2021 and 2022, a global media storm hit the Catholic Church regarding the Native people of North America: the discovery of unmarked graves, the terrible Indian residential schools, and finally the apology by Pope Francis. Let us analyse, in brief, the issue.
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Biden apologises to Native Americans: the (negative) comments and the background
We can believe that the announcement of Biden’s apology on 25 October, posted on the White House website on 24 October, was the result of a ‘timely’ decision. The reasons? It is easy to imagine them. During his term in office, Biden has never visited an Indian reservation. Here he is, ten days before the…
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Indian reservations inspired Nazi concentration camps
America’s ability to maintain an air of rugged innocence in the wake of the mass deaths of Native Americans apparently struck Hitler as an example to emulate. In 1928, Hitler observed approvingly that white settlers in America had “reduced the millions of Native Americans to a few hundred thousand”.
Nativi Americani ieri e oggi 