Weekend reads: The Episcopal Church hires racial reconciliation staff; Efforts to strip Medals of Honor from Wounded Knee Massacre, and more

In this blog:

• Episcopal Church appoints Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg (member of Rosebud) as officer for racial reconciliation
• Remove the Stain Act introduced in Congress, an effort to strip Medals of Honor from soldiers participating in the Wounded Knee Massacre
• Chief Standing Bear, a civil rights hero, honored with a statue in Washington D.C.’s National Statuary Hall

Upcoming Dakota Sacred Site Tours; Support the “Remove the Stain Act;” Upcoming ‘Decade of Water’ Summit

In this blog:

• Upcoming dates for Dakota Sacred Sites Tours
• Signatures needed supporting ‘Remove the Stain’ legislation, repealing Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre
• Registration open for Mni Ki Wakan: World Indigenous Peoples Decade of Water, August 13-15, in the Black Hills