The Fabrication of a Saint: Native Peoples Horrified Over Canonization of Junipero Serra, Whom They Say is Responsible for Genocide with Christine Grabowski, author of Serra-gate the Fabrication of a Saint published in Indian Country Today
The decision of Pope Francis to canonize 18th century Spanish missionary Junipero Serra has provoked the ire of the indigenous peoples, whose ancestors were murdered and maimed during Serra s founding nine of the 21 missions in California that later were the basis of what is now the modern state. Hundreds of thousands of native peoples are purported to have died after the missionaries arrived. According to historian Alvin Josephy, what happened in California "was as close to genocide as any tribal people had faced, or would face, on the North American continent." We speak with Christine Grabowski, author of serra-gate the fabrication of a saint about why indigenous people oppose Pope Francis decision to canonize Father Jun pero Serra.
produced by Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash
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