School to investigate taunting of Native Americans by students

[TomCADem]

Source: NBC News

A Catholic archdiocese outside Cincinnati is investigating the actions of some of its high school students during the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington Friday.

Some students wearing Make America Great Again hats and clothing appeared to surround and may have taunted a Native American troupe as it performed the "American Indian Movement" song about strength and courage. It's not clear which of those young people surrounding the Native Americans are students of Covington Catholic High School in Covington, Kentucky. There appears to have been jeering by another group of people preceding the incident caught on video.

But the Diocese of Covington criticized any students who participated in the action, which broke out as a group from the school was in Washington for the anti-abortion event March for Life.

Its statement, forwarded by archdiocese spokeswoman Laura Keener, singled out Native American leader Nathan Phillips, a Vietnam War veteran and Omaha elder. In social media videos of the incident Phillips can be seen singing as a male taunts him smilingly and gets close to his face.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-to-investigate-taunting-of-native-americans-by-students/ar-BBStnqp?li=BBnb7Kz

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It is wonder that the students have not simply spoken out and said that they were inspired by the President.

[Cryptoad]

1. I hvae noticed ,,,,,

that the MAGA tribe bot's spin machine have been working all nite .... many post on Indigenous People media group Pages and Youtube's claiming these were just poor misunderstood youth who were really the victims in this event. geeez.

[obamanut2012]

7. on here, too

it is crazy

[yardwork]

8. I've seen the same thing. The "Party of personal responsibility" strikes again.

[mjvpi]

2. The Catholic Church hasn't much karma built up relating to First People.

Let’s hope this can open their hearts and minds. The teachers in that school need to think long and hard about the culture that they are advancing.

It’s funny how conservative religious practices of any religion share the trait of hate of ‘the other".
Until human beings see that we are more alike than we can ever be different, we are doomed to see things like this. Science proves our commonality. Our differences must be shared and cherished. Fuck religious dogma.

[IronLionZion]

3. Yelling "build the wall" at Native Americans

makes me wonder what these kids are learning in school. The Pope came out against the wall and many Catholic churches have helped immigrants, in case anyone thinks this has to do with religion. It's about race, since many Latin American immigrants are Catholic.

But the wall really has jack shit to do with Native Americans.

And the "march for life" group really shouldn't be in conflict with people demonstrating for indigenous people's rights. The Native American group basically wants clean water, no oil pipelines running through their water supply adjacent to their land, and less police brutality.

[Tobin S.]

4. Yep, they're ignorant.

But I know the area of the country where they are from, and it's somewhat socially conservative. You mix hatred with ignorance and you get shit like this: white people thinking anyone who is not white is to be hated.

[True Blue American]

12. Somewhat Conservative?

Trust me that whole area is red through and through, flowing right across the bridge to Cincinnati.
And right up I 75 where the huge Jesus is.

[Tobin S.]

17. Hamilton County (Cincinnati) went for Hillary in 2016 and the mayor is a Dem.

Covington is basically a suburb of Cincinnati. Granted the further you get away from the big city centers in Ohio the more conservative it gets. That's why I say somewhat.

[True Blue American]

19. Hamilton is more Liberal.

I was in Hamilton right before Christmas. Parts are booming but all the empty mills tell a sad story. We passed block after block.

There are small parts of Cincinnati down town that are Democratic.

Dayton has a Democratic Mayor, Nan Whaley. She has really brought the city back from all the losses. New companies, waterfront renewal. Huge new businesses down town.

But Warren, Miami to the North are all blood red. Montgomery is the Democratic oasis. And not all of it. I was surprised the wealthy areas voted for Obama.

[cstanleytech]

10. Well going by whats going on in the country I think its safe to say that both homeschooling and

religious schools have clearly had an impact on the country over the past 40+ years.
Unfortunately that impact is largely to the negative as we can see in this case.

[getagrip_already]

5. They'll get right on this, right after.....

They finish releasing every document and name related to those accused of sexual abuse within the church......

Oh, yeah, and after they fullly atone for the inquisition right up and through support of modern day dictators.

Otherwise, thoughts and prayers will have to hold you over. Oh, and press releases. Lots of those.

[beachbum bob]

6. I'm sure as thourough as their investigations of priest sex abusers

[procon]

9. Where were the adults?

I've never seen a school sponsored trip where students were allowed to flaunt partisan political gear. As ambassadors from their school, the diocese, and the Catholic church didn't they get the standard pep talk to be on their best behavior and not cause any embarrassment?

Again, where were their adult monitors... Maybe they were instigating the confrontation and changing the focus from a religious event to a rally for Trump?

[True Blue American]

14. That is the question. Where were the Chaperones?

[leftofcool]

11. In other words: 'We are a Catholic school and don't abide by your rules, deal with it"

[McKim]

13. These Young Men Didn't Learn this at School

I used to teach at a Catholic School and they had a robust and thorough Social Justice Ciricullum.
The school may be trying to foster the best values. It is the families that encourage this behavior. As to the MAGA hats at the march, this should not be allowed on any field trip where students are representing a Catholic School. The Catholic Church is a big tent and not all there are child abusers. In Kentucky sending your kid to a Catholic School is a way to prevent your kids from attending an integrated public school. This is a filter. Some kids are at that school for that reason but not all.

[ripcord]

20. The press is going change the messaging today

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/21/us/maga-hat-teens-native-american-second-video/index.html

[TheBlackAdder]

15. Catholic Diocese looses out on that $7,500 a kid and the donations the parents make--nothing severe.

[JDZ710A]

16. Let the young man me my guest at Camp Leyeune

We old Native Americans don't like to be taunted...especially in our face.
Have this young man be forward for a nice stay at Camp Lejeune...Marine Corp boot training, and I be the Drill Instructor for his three months of which he wish he would like hell better.

[BlueIdaho]

18. Investigation shouldn't take long

Since there is video of these little shits harassing a Native American war veteran... but given the Church’s track record with pedophile priests, I’m not hopeful.

[turbinetree]

21. Maybe this Cathloc whatever you want to call them should look at what happened

in Carlisle PA to the Indigenous People and ask do you by some chance have this area in your school books of teaching..................................I doubt it very much.....................maybe start there...................you might be enlightened, or about the Trail of Tears, better yet what is happening at Pine Ridge or Standing Rock, and if your really concerned how about how one Neal Gorsuch ( the sitting illegal supreme court justice) enabled the state of North Dakota to just fuck the natives in voting rights in 2018...................maybe you can start there........................