On today's Your Call, we’ll talk about how people come to terms with past atrocities. The Catholic Diocese in Monterey recently held a reconciliation Mass for a band of Ohlone Indians to publicly acknowledge and apologize for the church’s abuse of native people during the Mission era. What is the power of a public apology? Is it enough? Join us at 10am Pacific or post a comment here. What does reconciliation mean to you? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Valentin Lopez, Tribal Chairman of the Amah Mutsun band of Ohlone
Esther Altvater Ettean, lead staff person for the Maine Tribal-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Dr. Greg Kimura, president of the Japanese American National Museum
Resources:
The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Costanoan/Ohlone Indians
The Catholic Diocese of Monterey
The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Monterey bishop offers apology to Amah Mutsun tribe for past abuses
Japanese American National Museum
The Huffington Post: Japanese American Internment Camp Stories: Survivors Urged To Tell Their Tale For 'Remembrance Project'
Representative John Conyers Jr: Reparations for Slavery (HR 40)
Wikipedia: Reparations for Slavery Debate
Wikipedia: Japanese American Internment