State-enforced Christian schooling of Native children lasted into the late 1970s

Evidence

The mass graves in Canada vindicated the often-ignored claims of Native children and families devastated by these practices. These governments could no longer try to hide the violence of years past. And in some cases, these atrocities are barely even past. The US Congress did not outlaw the forced removal of Native children from their families until the late 1970s. These horrific discoveries were just another reminder of how easily efforts to inculcate Christianity via governmental decree produce violence, especially toward feared outsiders. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 426

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the ch5 thread on Christian nationalism’s historical violence toward Native peoples established earlier in this book. — connects to: Defending a Christian nation has meant defending the racial order — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 476; The Christian-nation quest has always served a racial hierarchy — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 546; The US denied Native religions legal protection until 1978 — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 217 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The US denied Native religions legal protection until 1978 #corroborates (0.82) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 217
• Residential schools functioned as land theft by removing Indigenous children #expands (0.72) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 849