Upcoming Events

Talk with Dana Hedgpeth:

Indian Boarding Schools and the Fight for Justice

Dana Hedgpeth, a journalist for The Washington Post and enrolled member of North Carolina’s Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, will present

“Remembering Atrocities and Finding Hope: The History of Indian Boarding Schools and the Fight for Indigenous Justice”

at Bethesda United Church of Christ

on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 12:30 pm.

She will discuss her series on Indian Boarding Schools, which received six major awards as well as a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. Her reporting found that the Department of Interior had ignored sexual abuse of the children as well as vastly underreported the number of deaths that occurred at these schools. Children were forced to cede their culture: their language, their tribal associations, families, native dress, and so much more. That was only the beginning of the atrocities.

How then can you find hope? Join us for her powerful presentation. Her talk will be followed by a moderated Q&A and a small reception.

A Zoom option is offered to all BUCC members and those who register here: https://tinyurl.com/BUCC-NOV8  

You can check Dana Hedgpeth's Bio here

and a list of her articles here!