Reconciliation or Retreat? The Church and Indigenous Identity
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This episode discusses the Vatican's return of Indigenous artifacts and explores deeper themes of reconciliation and cultural identity with Dr. Ashley Frawley.
When the Vatican returned 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada, many saw it as a gesture of reconciliation. But was something deeper being communicated? In this wide-ranging and provocative episode of Catholic in America, Jason Adkins speaks with sociologist and First Nations member Dr. Ashley Frawley about cultural identity, trauma narratives, missionary history, and the universal claim of Catholicism. Drawing on her Compact Magazine essay, “Are We Not Catholics Too?”, Dr. Frawley challenges th...
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