News from Las Casas
November is National Native American Heritage Month
It gives us the opportunity to call attention to the culture, traditions, and achievements of the nation’s original inhabitants and their descendants. The official designation of November as NNAHM was signed into law in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush and continues to be observed annually.
Give thanks for the Native People who occupied the land you now occupy. Say a prayer for the Dominicans who currently serve among Native/Indigenous People.
Las Casas honors…and is aware of the following Dominicans currently serving among Native/Indigenous People. They represent approximately 285+ years of service! Please keep them and the people they walk with in your prayers during these ongoing challenging times.
Barbara Bogenschutz, OP Springfield Gros Ventre, Assiniboine
Diane Poplawski, OP Racine Urban-Potawatomi, Menominee,
Oneida, Ojibwe, Lakota
Edith Marie Schnell, OP Grand Rapids Confederated Salish, Kootenai
Francisca Quintero Osorio, OP Mission San Jose Tzotzil Speaking Mayas
Helena Im Jeong, OP Mission San Jose Tzotzil Speaking Mayas
Janet Delperdang, OP Sinsinawa Urban-Potawatomi, Menominee,
Oneida, Ojibwe, Lakota
Jean Glach, OP Peace Northern Cheyenne
JoAnn Fleischaker, OP Adrian Urban-Ojibwe, Lakota, Dakota,
Menominee, Choctaw
Jo Anne Leo, OP Sinsinawa Urban-Potawatomi, Menominee,
Oneida, Ojibwe, Lakota
Kathleen Kane , OP Sparkill Chippewa-Cree, Metis
Mary McNulty, OP Sinsinawa Urban-Potawatomi, Menominee,
Oneida, Ojibwe, Lakota
Monica Dubois, OP Roman Congregation Navajo
Patty Rinn, OP Sinsinawa Urban-Potawatomi, Menominee,
Oneida, Ojibwe, Lakota
Rachel Sena, OP Peace Tohono O’odham
Susan Gardner , OP Adrian Chippewa, Odawa