May 19: Boarding Schools and Cultural Genocides – The US, Australia, Canada, and China

In 2022, the US acknowledged its history of boarding schools designed to erase Native identities and seize land.

Similar systems existed in Canada, Australia, and China to control Indigenous peoples and resources.

This webinar examines these policies and efforts for legal justice.

 

Co-sponsors:

  • Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Minnesota
  • Citizens for Global Solutions – MN
  • Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
  • Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, St. Paul
  • Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • Minnesota Council of Churches
  • Minnesota Nurses Association
  • Mount Zion Temple
  • Shir Tikvah Congregation
  • The United Nations Association of Minnesota

 

Register by Monday May 19, 5:00 pm CT

 

Admission:

  • $10 general public; $5 seniors and students (over age 13, please).
  • $25 for 1 CLE credit for Minnesota lawyers (pending).
  • Continuing education and ‘clock hours’ available for Minnesota teachers, social workers, and nurses.
  • Mitchell Hamline students free – diversity credit available.
  • Qualifies as a University of St. Thomas Law Mentor Externship experience.


Registration cost



MH students can register here.

This program addresses the following UN Sustainable Development Goals: