Tekakwitha Conference

New Native American saint Kateri Tekakwitha stirs mixed emotions

By Renée K. Gadoua — October 16, 2012

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (RNS) Kateri Tekakwitha on Sunday was declared the first Native American saint, and while some see her story as an affirmation of Native Americans' place in the Catholic Church, others view it as the result of the excesses and arrogance of colonialism. By Renee K. Gadoua.

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