Monday, March 30, 2015

Gichitwaa Kateri-Monday Mural


Not strictly a mural, but this sign is outside a Catholic Native American Church on Park Avenue in Minneapolis.  The church and the canonization of the first Native American woman has an interesting history, not without controversy.  To learn the history of this woman and the Roman Catholic parish that has services in both Dakota and Ojibwa, go here.


By coincidence I posted a photo of a Kateri statue in front of the St. Francis Assisi Basilica Cathedral in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico on my February 3, 2014  Santa Fe blog.

Linking to Monday Mural

14 comments:

  1. Hmmm, yes I had read about Saint Kateri. Very nice sculpture.

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  2. That is quite strange (to me!) ... I like both the sign and the sculpture...

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  3. I like seeing women honored. Nice find!

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  4. That statue is really great Kate!

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  5. 'she who bumps into things' made a lasting impression.

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  6. What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  7. Ah, the legends and mythologies by which we live! Interesting, to say the least. My uncle, Carl, was known to many Ojibwa women in northern Minnesota. He was, I've heard, a legend in that area. Of course, it may have been my mother, who didn't like him much, who spread the word.

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  8. A colourful sign. I like the statue too.

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  9. She's everywhere.

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  10. Ahhh! I thought she looked familiar!

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  11. Neat sign and the statue is marvelous!

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  12. Believers are in awe of things that can't be explained. Sad that she died at such a young age.

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  13. Throughout history there seems to have been controversy when it came to women and Native Americans. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  14. I didn't realize there are Catholic churches dedicated to Native Americans. Once again blogging teaches me something. I imagine the sign's design really speaks to the parishioners. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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