Reflect on the American Indian Boarding School experience with guest speakers Elena Selestewa (Hopi), Visitors Center Specialist at the Phoenix Indian School Visitors Center, and boarding school survivor Patty Talahongva (Hopi), Chief Programming and Engagement Officer at the Heard Museum — who will share their personal histories and connections to Boarding Schools.

Throughout the program, guests will be invited to journal using provided materials, reflecting on prompts such as:
– How does the Boarding School experience connect to you?
– What is the hardest part of this history for you?
– How do you heal?
– What does it mean to be away from home?

This program is presented in recognition of the Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, also known as Orange Shirt Day—a time to honor and remember the children taken from their families and placed in residential schools. Guests are encouraged to wear orange as a visible act of solidarity and to help raise awareness.

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