On September 11, CoNAM members Sherry Wack and Verna Colliver traveled to Lake Mauch Chunk Park, Jim Thorpe, PA, for the Mauch Chunk Pow Wow. After a hiatus brought on by CoVID, the Lenape Nation, who sponsored the event, was …
CONAM leader to speak on Native American boarding schools legacy
Sandra Cianciulli, who co-chairs the Eastern PA Conference’s Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM), will speak to students and faculty at West Virginia University August 5-6 about the former industrial boarding schools where many thousands of Native American children and …
Native American caucus calls for Day of Truth and Repentance, Oct. 6
The Native American International Caucus of the United Methodist Church (NAIC) has issued “A Call to Truth Telling and Repentance,” asking UM bishops and conferences to make Oct. 6 “A Day of Truth and Repentance for Our Children.” NAIC (http://www.naicumc.com/ …
UM Native American groups urge bishops to address boarding schools’ traumatic legacy
The Eastern PA Conference Committee on Native American Ministries has called on the UMC’s Council of Bishops “to lead our people in restorative justice (through)…a forum where (Native American) boarding school survivors and their descendants can tell their stories.” CONAM …
CONAM’s Report to the 2021 Annual Conference
2021 CONAM Report Presented at the 2021 Annual Conference – May 21, 2021. View the video. View the full AC2021 playlist.
“Race-Based Mascots” Event Recording
November 8, 2020 The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Church and their Committee on Native American Ministries invited the co-founding members of the Coalition of Natives and Allies to present a program on Race Based Mascots. Understanding using Native …
“Indian Country’s Hidden Figures: Outstanding Native American Women”
Link: https://youtu.be/GdQVIl8uj48 April 19, 2021 You may know Pocahontas or Sacajawea, but do you know Elizabeth Peratrovich? Ada Deer? Mary Golda Ross? Maria Tallchief? Gertrude Simmons? Many Native American women lived meaningful lives and accomplished much, but their invisibility is …
CONAM’s “We Are Still Here” event recording
Recorded on May 2, 2021 Sponsored by the Eastern PA Conference Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM). View the recording.
CONAM spotlights Missing, Murdered Women and Girls at powwow
The Eastern PA Conference Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) attended the 7th annual Pottstown Powwow, May 1-2, and hosted a display that featured the growing tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Their colorful, much-visited display included posters, buttons, t-shirts and post cards for sale, and symbolic red dresses hanging from trees.
May 5: National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
*Even with so much attention focused on Indian Country’s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls (MMIWG). Social distancing and “shelter-in-place” guidelines may prevent in-person MMIWG …